Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Creating the Prototype 2

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 2

Overview

“Once you have the prototype ready to go, the next step is to present it to the client. Let me show you how I prefer to do this. ”

In this video lesson Gabrielle Merite addresses the topic: Creating the Prototype 2, 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 Once I have my prototype ready to go, let me show you how I like to present it to my client. When it comes to presenting the prototype to a potential client, we think about how hard it is to interpret as a non-creative, so I like to add some element that would explain what those really simple geometric elements will be. I would explain that this is a phone, this is going to be a floating mobile, and then the bar charts are going to be transparent, semi-transparent 3D bars. The sky is going to be somewhat of a gradient, maybe with clouds, reproducing a sunset effect....”

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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.