Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Quick Thumbnail Sketches

A course by Gabrielle Merite , Information Designer

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2,110 students

Audio: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

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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

“In the last lesson... I identified a couple of chart options that I can use for my dataset. In this lesson. I'll show you how to quickly create scenarios to test that composition. I'll be using my iPad and Procreate here. but you can just use an iPad. I'm planning to design a square-like frame to ensure the format fits Instagram's square post requirement. Perfection isn't necessary since we're focusing on scenarios and testing compositions. This will help in visualizing how the final post might appear in the Instagram feed. For the first composition. i was thinking about element Y... Workin...”

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Course summary for: Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (30)
2110 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.