Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Creating the Prototype 1

A course by Gabrielle Merite , Information Designer

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2,078 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Creating the Prototype 1

Overview

“In this lesson, I will guide you in making a quick prototype in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop based on the thumbnail sketch and the Excel chart.”

In this video lesson Gabrielle Merite addresses the topic: Creating the Prototype 1, 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

“ Creating the Prototype In the last lesson, I showed you how to gather images for your illustration. In this lesson, I will show you how to create a prototype to test your composition and present it to your client. Now we have all the elements, the images selected, the data, the story, but also the creative bit. I'm going to go through a phase of prototyping. The goal of prototype, it's a bit like a sketch for illustration, so it allows me to place a different element and check the layout before going into the deeper phase of design. First, create an artboard in Illustrator because we impo...”

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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.