Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Quick Thumbnail Sketches

A course by Gabrielle Merite , Information Designer

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2,078 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Quick Thumbnail Sketches

Overview

“Now, I will show you some examples of what I usually do to apply my creative ideas to quick thumbnail sketches to test composition.”

In this video lesson Gabrielle Merite addresses the topic: Quick Thumbnail Sketches, 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

“ Quick Thumbnail Sketches In the last lesson, I identified a couple of chart options I can use for my dataset. In this lesson, I will show you how to do quick thumbnail sketches to test that composition. I'm going to use my iPad in Procreate here, but you can just simply use a notepad. I'm going to create a couple of squares as a frame to allow me to test the right format for Instagram since all Instagram posts are square. I don't have to be perfect because we are just working with sketches and testing that composition. For the first composition, I was thinking about the element of a hand ...”

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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.