Effective Data Visualization: Transform Information into Art
Workflow
A course by Sonja Kuijpers , Data Illustrator
About the video: Workflow
Overview
“To show you how I usually work, I will share the steps to go from Excel to Illustrator. I will also share my basic setup for the design.”
In this video lesson Sonja Kuijpers addresses the topic: Workflow, which is part of the Domestika online course: Effective Data Visualization: Transform Information into Art. Learn to effectively bring data to life with creative shapes, colors, and layouts.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you my workflow and which tools I'm going to use to create the actual design So my workflow isn't a linear one. It's often going back and forth between programs and even going back to the source which in this course is the book Sketching is also something that I do in between. I am not really organized, so they are all over the place, on sticky notes, on the back of some printouts or in a notebook. When you feel you need to collect some additional information Of course, you can go back to Google or any other search engine and look for extra information that...”
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Course summary for: Effective Data Visualization: Transform Information into Art
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Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Sonja Kuijpers
A course by Sonja Kuijpers
Sonja Kuijpers is an award-winning data illustrator based in The Netherlands. Growing up in a small town meant Sonja was always on the lookout for a creative outlet. She began drawing at a young age before going on to study advertising and public space design. After graduating, she worked as a designer at a landscape design firm before developing an interest in information design that kick started her career.
Sonja currently runs STUDIO TERP, a one-woman data illustration studio where she specializes in making challenging data easy to understand as well as visually engaging. She has worked with clients such as Philips, the Dutch government, Scientific American, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Friends of the High Line in New York, and F19 Digital Reporting, and has also been recognized multiple times by the Information is Beautiful Awards.
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