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Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model

From Google Sheets to the Paper

A course by Federica Fragapane , Information Designer

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40,029 students

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About the video: From Google Sheets to the Paper

Overview

“Shifting from a dataset to a visual representation is essential and can be tricky. In this lesson, I will show you the method I use.”

In this video lesson Federica Fragapane addresses the topic: From Google Sheets to the Paper, 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

“Shifting from a table to a visual representation is essential, but can be tricky. In this lesson, I'm going to show you the method that I use. Something that for me is very helpful is to write down my variables. It's a way to recap the information and to start abstract the overall structure. So let's look at our dataset. I have 20 countries, but you can also have 10. And for each country, we have the following data. Emissions per capita? Total Emissions population and GDP. Now, I can start thinking about a possible visual representation and about the possible visual variables that I can use...”

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Course summary for: Data Visualization and Information Design: Create a Visual Model

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (947)
40029 students
4 units
17 lessons (2h 21m)
11 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Federica Fragapane

A course by Federica Fragapane

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Information Designer

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.