Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model
Influences
A course by Federica Fragapane , Information Designer
Joined January 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to talk about the worlds that influenced my personal approach to designing data visualizations.”
In this video lesson Federica Fragapane addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model. Bring clarity to complexity by creating an engaging data visualization piece that communicates information with ease.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'm going to share with you some of the influences that had an impact on my approach to design. This is not something apparently related to design, but I really love theater and I have been practicing as an actress since high school. It's not something that I do as a professional, but in the past years, I've written and directed some plays, and also to bring them on stage and events in Italy and abroad. In theater, building a flow between you and the audience is essential, and you always have to keep in mind that you're working for them. I believe that this consta...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model
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Areas
Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Federica Fragapane
A course by Federica Fragapane
Federica Fragapane is an award-winning information designer based in Italy with a decade of experience. Her work bridges the gap between emotion, empathy, and information. Federica is also the creative force behind Google’s data visualization project The Shape of Dreams.
She has collaborated with organizations like the United Nations, BBC Science Focus, Wired, and Scientific American. Federica coauthored Planet Earth for NatGeoKIDS and Geopolitical Atlas of Water. In 2018, Federica was also invited to speak at OpenVis Conf in Paris and TEDxVerona, as well as EU DataViz at the Publications Office of the EU in 2019, and a virtual lecture at Design Lab, Harvard University in 2021. She also works with La Lettura, the cultural segment of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
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