Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
What Is Visualization?
A course by Diana Estefanía Rubio , Graphic Designer
Joined September 2015
About the video: What Is Visualization?
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to briefly explain what data visualization is. I will tell you its main uses and main goal.”
In this video lesson Diana Estefanía Rubio addresses the topic: What Is Visualization?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization for Editorial Projects. Learn to interpret, create, and transform data into an attractive visual graph that communicates your message.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is Visualization? In this unit, we're going to talk about what data visualization is and about its two main goals. We'll learn the elements you need to set up a good graph, and finally, we'll go over how many types of graphs we have so you'll be able to correctly interpret your data. Let's see it. We'll start with some theory. To do that, you need to know what data visualization is. Data visualization is the graphic representation of quantitative and qualitative data. Data visualization is essential to analyze big amounts of information having two main goals. One, to make decisions bas...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Editorial Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Diana Estefanía Rubio
A course by Diana Estefanía Rubio
Diana Estefanía Rubio is a graphic designer and data visualization expert with more than 10 years of experience in the field. She currently runs her own studio and works with different brands on data visualization projects or collaborates as an art director.
She also coordinates the Data Visualization department at Data Lab MX and is a professor of a Data visualization at the University of Central Mexico. Throughout her career, she has worked with brands like CNN International, Turner Broadcasting, Grupo Expansión, MMKG, and McMillan; she has also won several awards including the SND36 Award of Excellence from the Society for News Design.
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