Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
Understanding the Data
A course by Diana Estefanía Rubio , Graphic Designer
Joined September 2015
About the video: Understanding the Data
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to explain how to read our data. To do this, you will go over the World Happiness Report database. I will show you which variables we are going to graph out. This is the lesson in which we will put the theory into practice.”
In this video lesson Diana Estefanía Rubio addresses the topic: Understanding the Data, 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
“In this lesson. i'll explain how to read our data. how many variables to graph. and how to clean the data. Let's take a look at these steps in detail now. As you can see. it's quite an extensive database. We have many categories and it covers 153 countries. We will incorporate all 153 countries into our data visualization. My advice is to always read the report methodology before deciding what to graph. This approach will enhance your understanding of the data visualization process and ensure you make informed decisions when presenting the data effectively. In this scenario. the initial rat...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
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Adobe Illustrator -
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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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