Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

Data and truths. The data can not be true

A course by Jaime Serra Palou , Infographic Designer

Infographic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
99% positive reviews (228)
5,439 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Data and truths. The data can not be true

Overview

“In this lesson I explain how I build a story of my own, using data, in which others can see themselves reflected. ”

In this video lesson Jaime Serra Palou addresses the topic: Data and truths. The data can not be true, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism. Learn to visualize data in an artistic way through images and text.

Partial transcription of the video

“With illustrated infographics can be explained, described and analyzed tangible ... and, therefore, would be descriptive, whether real or imaginary, as in "The great crystal" of Duchamp. Through the data, through information with data, we can narrate concepts, and therefore they are usually intangible. And do it by using the time that the data contains. can narrate a concept for a period of time. For example, the evolution of the price of gold in the last century. That's the kind of stories that I was interested in narrating with the difference, with the minor exception, that the price of g...”

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Course summary for: Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (228)
  • 5439 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (2h 5m)
  • 12 downloads
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    Design
  • Areas

    Communication, Infographics, Information Design

Jaime Serra Palou

Jaime Serra Palou
A course by Jaime Serra Palou

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Jaime Serra has over 25 years' professional experience in the journalism industry working with infographics. He started his career in the mid '80s, when infographics were first being used as a journalistic tool. A decade later, he contributed to revolutionizing the infographics industry while working for the Argentinian newspaper Clarín. Twenty years later, he was recognized by the Society For News Design as the most influential infographics artist in the world during the period of 1992-2002.

He has been a creator, director, and consultant for prestigious media companies and their infographic departments in Latin America and Europe, including Clarín (Argentina, 1995-2001) and La Vanguardia (Spain, 2008-2018).

He also showcases his work in contemporary art spaces and publications for international media outlets, such as El Mundo (Spain), O Globo (Brazil), La Nación (Argentina) and El Financiero (Mexico).


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Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism. Design course by Jaime Serra Palou

Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

A course by Jaime Serra Palou
Infographic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
  • 99% positive reviews (228)
  • 5,439 students