Data Visualization

Homework 7 & 8: Sketch 2

Start working on your idea for this sketch. Come to class with with:

  • The data you are going to use (remember to go data shopping!)
  • The audience you want to make something for (remember "general public" is an unacceptable audience!)
  • Good but not required: one abstract word in your data story that you need help representing in concrete ways ("inequality", "hate", "asylum", etc.)

Finish your sketch.

 

Homework 5 & 6: Sketch 1

Come to class knowing what dataset you are working on, an outline of the story, and a sketch of what you want to make.

Finish your sketch.

Write up your project on the class blog. Start with a summary sentence in the form: "The data say ________. We want to tell this story because _____." Include a 300ish word summary of your data sources and why what you made is an appropriate and effective way to tell the data story.

 

Homework 2: Data Log

Create an activity log of all the types of data you create and are captured in digital form during the course of one day, and enter it on the class blog.

 

Homework 1: Visualization Blog

Write a post on the class blog about a data presentation you saw recently (250ish words). Include a link and a picture/screenshot of the presentation. Make sure to address:

  • what data is being shown
  • who you think the audience is
  • what you think the goals of the data presentation are
  • whether you think it is effective or not and why
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