Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling

Explore the narrative potential of data and learn to create engaging imagery that tells a story using analog materials

• Introduction
• The Basics of Data Visualization
• Collecting and Analysing Your Personal Data
• Visualizing and Drawing Your Data
• Bonus Lessons
• Final project

“People are often surprised by the narrative potential of data visualization– its ability to speak without the need for words.”

Designer, artist, and author Stefanie Posavec specializes in turning data into engaging imagery that tells a story. She was Facebook’s first Data Artist in Residence and has collaborated with clients including V&A and National Maritime Museum.

In this online course, she teaches you how to visualize data for professional and personal settings. Discover new and creative ways to capture information using analog processes and materials. You don’t need words to tell your story. You just need the right data.

• About Me
• Influences
• What Is Data Visualization?
• Design Principles
• Materials and Tools
• The Story behind the Data
• Collecting the Data
• Tidying and Categorizing the Data
• Analysing the Data and Preparing It for Drawing
• Finding Visual Inspiration
• Planning the Drawing’s Underlying Architecture
• Designing Your Custom Visualization Method
• Creating the Final Drawing
• Going One Step Further
• Reaching Out to a Wider Community
• Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling