Introduction to Data Visualization: From Data to Design
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
Join information designer Nicholas Felton for a smart, comprehensive, and inspiring intro to data visualization! You'll learn how to build a data set, transform information into graphics, and unlock the storytelling power of data.
This 90-minute class centers on a fun project called "condensing the news." Inspired by one of Nicholas's favorite prompts, you'll
- follow your curiosity, studying a newspaper section's words or images
- build your data set from connections you discover
- design the data into a single, revealing graphic
Everyone who wants to quickly understand, communicate, and persuade with data — visual thinkers, content strategists, marketers, designers — will embrace this class. With a signature mix of demonstration, slides, and real-world examples, this class brings data visualization to life!
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Tools You'll Need
- Ask a Question
- Get the Data
- Explore the Data
- Extend the Data
- Sketch and Design the Layout
- Visualization: Tools and Design
- Visualization: Approach and Elements
- Statistics
- Typography
- Color
- Final Thoughts
- Additional Reading
- Explore Design on Skillshare
Taught by
Nicholas Felton
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