Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model
The Relationship with the Readers
A course by Federica Fragapane , Information Designer
Joined January 2021
About the video: The Relationship with the Readers
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to talk about the relationships with the readers. Communicating is our number one goal, and to that end, it’s important to always keep our readers in mind. I will also talk about the subjective world of data visualization and the importance of intellectual honesty. ”
In this video lesson Federica Fragapane addresses the topic: The Relationship with the Readers, 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
“The Relationship with the Readers In this lesson, I'll talk about an essential point, the relationship with our readers. Let's keep in mind our main goal, communicating, from the topic selection phase to the visual representations. My usual design process is mainly composed of three phases, selection of sources, data analysis, and the definition of a unique and specific visual model, and we'll work on these three phases together. I also usually propose the topics to be visualized, and this is something that I really enjoy doing. And as data visualization designers, we are people talking to ...”
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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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