Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Learn to create captivating narratives by combining digital illustration and collage techniques to design informative and eye-catching images

• Introduction
• Building Solid Foundations
• From Numbers to Prototype
• Refining Your Design
• Getting the Piece Ready for Publishing
• Final project

Want to learn how to stop people in their tracks with inspiring and thought-provoking infographics? Information designer Gabrielle Merite specializes in creating engaging data visualizations which have seen her work with, clients including the United Nations, WeTransfer, and the Rand Corporation.

In this online course, discover how to bring numbers to life through evocative data visualizations using collage art and illustration. Capture your audience’s attention and tell the stories that need to be heard.

• About Me
• Influences
• What is Data Illustration?
• The Quest for Inspiring Data
• Creating a Data Brief
• Creative Direction and Conceptualizing
• Visual Research
• Exploring Data Charts
• Quick Thumbnail Sketches
• Finding Photography
• Creating the Prototype 1
• Creating the Prototype 2
• Cleaning Up the Images
• Setting the Scene
• Creating the Chart Element in 3D
• Adding Chart Icons 1
• Adding Chart Icons 2
• Adding the Human Element and Realistic Touches 1
• Adding the Human Element and Realistic Touches 2
• Legend and Typography
• Exporting the Data Illustration
• Alternative Text for Accessibility
• Creative Data Visualization for Beginners