Animated Information Graphics: using data and motion to reveal the story

In this class you'll learn how to create information graphics that use data and reveal stories through animation. You'll learn how to go from data/reporting to an engaging and animated information graphic.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• An overview of the approach to starting with a set of data and assets
• Figuring out the story and whats important or interesting about the data
• Creating a hierarchy of interesting elements and an organizational scheme
• Writing a script
• Creating the final storyboard

We'll also cover things like best practices and some tips to keep in mind as you work on your project.

WHAT YOU'LL MAKE

Students will make a storyboard for an animated information graphic.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR

This class is for anyone interested in data, information graphics, animation, and visual storytelling. If you are a designer, journalist, animator or simply interested in how this kind of work comes together, this class is for you!

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• Trailer
• Introduction
• Finding the story
• Reporting your story
• Separate the signal from the noise
• Collecting data and assets
• Creating a hierarchy
• Writing a script
• Creating a storyboard