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Data Visualization: Design Infographics in Illustrator

Fine-Tuning the Graphic 2

A course by Marco Giannini , Data journalist and Information Designer

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6,084 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Fine-Tuning the Graphic 2

Overview

“I want to improve my graphic with a fancy touch, so I'll add frames with pictures of each famous person. In order to do that, I'll show you how to edit pictures in Photoshop.”

In this video lesson Marco Giannini addresses the topic: Fine-Tuning the Graphic 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization: Design Infographics in Illustrator. Learn how to communicate complex information through meaningful data-driven images.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Fine-Tuning the Graphic In the end, the names stand out well and the bands bring along the values fluently. You can read them or look at the overall effect, which shows a lot by itself. The thickness of each band is a telltale beacon of the income from that celebrity. I must say the visualization succeeds in combining the information. Now, I want to add a fancy touch. Since we're talking about dead people, we have to render the graphics accordingly based on respect as well. Do you know those little faces of the dead put on the tombstones? After they've been put on the grave, they turn gra...”

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Course summary for: Data Visualization: Design Infographics in Illustrator

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (85)
6084 students
4 units
20 lessons (3h 11m)
12 downloads

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

Marco Giannini

A course by Marco Giannini

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Data journalist and Information Designer

Marco Giannini has worked as a data journalist and information designer for over 20 years. In the early part of his career, he worked in the infographic sector of the largest Italian newspaper, La Repubblica working as a designer, despite not studying design. He later taught himself programming and studied code as the data visualization sector progressed. Marco is passionate about discovering ways to connect data with images to make understandable and dynamic designs.

Since he started in his field, Marco has experimented with many types of information visualizations across various projects; from newspapers and magazines, to websites and apps. In 2018 he founded his own agency and creative studio, Dataspoiler, and has since worked with international organizations, communication agencies, publishing groups, and exhibitions. His clients include the IUCN, MSF (Doctors Without Borders), WWF, Aurum Press, and Bracco.