Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums
Documenting Your Work and Applying Digital Labels
A course by Olivia Johnson , Designer and Artist
About the video: Documenting Your Work and Applying Digital Labels
Overview
“In this lesson I’ll go over some tips about taking high-quality photos of your finished pieces, how to retouch the photo in Photoshop, and finally bringing your photo back into Illustrator to apply digital labels.”
In this video lesson Olivia Johnson addresses the topic: Documenting Your Work and Applying Digital Labels, which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums. Learn how to combine data visualization with unexpected mediums, such as embroidery, to create physical meaningful works of art and design.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Documenting Your Work and Applying Digital Labels In this unit, we will work on documenting your work, we'll learn some tips on sharing your work with the world, and lastly, I will give you advice on moving forward in your data visualization journey. Let's get started. First, I'll teach you how to take high-quality photos of your work. Then, we'll bring our photos into Photoshop for retouching, and finally, bring our photos into Illustrator to add our labels. I have my piece here on a clean surface with minimal distractions. I'm in a brightly lit room. Being in a room with windows is grea...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Graphic Design, Information Design

Olivia Johnson
A course by Olivia Johnson
Olivia Johnson is a digital designer based in Portland, Oregon. Her work ranges from interactive experiences for large brands to hand-crafted textile artworks, all with the intention to utilize data to inform, illuminate, and educate a wide audience. Since graduating from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016, she’s worked for Sosolimited in Boston, and is currently a senior designer at Instrument, where she creates digital experiences for clients including Instagram, Levi's, and Nike.
Her work has been featured in publications such as Brand New, It's Nice That, PAGE Magazine, and Creative Boom, and has been honored with awards from Core77, PRINT, and AIGA Boston.
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