Creative Data Visualization for Beginners

Creating the Chart Element in 3D

A course by Gabrielle Merite , Information Designer

100% positive reviews (30)

2,078 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Creating the Chart Element in 3D

Overview

“Next, I will show you how to create a 3D transparent bar chart with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.”

In this video lesson Gabrielle Merite addresses the topic: Creating the Chart Element in 3D, 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 Chart Element in 3D In the last lesson, I set up my scene, adjusting lights and color to achieve the tone, look, and feel that I was looking for. In this lesson, I will show you how to create realistic 3D elements. In the mood board that I created, I had a lot of these elements that were half transparent and also a lot of floating mobile phones that looked very realistic as if they as they were floating in the sky. I also really like this idea of UX element floating around. I want to put this all together in the design. The idea is to make those bar charts not just flat lines...”

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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.