Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Influences

A course by Gabrielle Merite , Information Designer

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2,078 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Inspiration is a daily practice. It is a muscle you can work out at any moment. In this lesson, I will show you some examples of news magazines and artists that have influenced my work.”

In this video lesson Gabrielle Merite addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Data Visualization for Beginners. Learn to create captivating narratives by combining digital illustration and collage techniques to design informative and eye-catching images.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Influences In the last lesson, I talked about me as a designer. This lesson, I will share the designs and artists that influenced my work. Probably because of my background as a scientific communicator, I've always been passionate about scientific illustration. One of my favorite newspapers in the genre is "National Geographic." They create those really wonderful layouts where they merge illustration with information, data, but also all types of topography and layout. In this story, they always merge illustrative elements like the lion here and the tiger, with information, and all togethe...”

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Course summary for: Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (30)
2078 students
5 units
22 lessons (2h 58m)
5 downloads

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

Gabrielle Merite

A course by Gabrielle Merite

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Information Designer

Gabrielle Merite is a French information designer living in Los Angeles, who specializes in producing engaging and inspiring data-based imagery. With an educational background in biology and immunology, her desire to have a more immediate impact on society led her to study scientific journalism. Her aim is always the same: to connect with people and incite action about the biggest issues we face today.

Throughout her career, she has collaborated with clients including WeTransfer, the MIT Technology Review, the Rand Corporation, and the United Nations. Gabrielle also produces personal projects on topics close to her heart, such as gender inequality, racial disparity, and climate change. She is especially dedicated to helping ethically driven organizations communicate their analytics with honesty, rawness, and compassion.