Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling
Creating the Final Drawing
A course by Stefanie Posavec , Designer, Artist, and Author
Joined October 2021
Joined October 2021
About the video: Creating the Final Drawing
Overview
“It's finally time to sketch out your visualization! To end this unit, I will model how to use the underlying architecture and design rules you’ve created to develop the drawing. I will also share some data-drawing tips I’ve learnt from 52 weeks of the 'Dear Data' project! Finally, you will discover how to create a legend. This will ensure that any newcomer is able to interpret your drawn visualization (if you choose to share it, that is!). ”
In this video lesson Stefanie Posavec addresses the topic: Creating the Final Drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling. Explore the narrative potential of data and learn to create engaging imagery that tells a story using analog materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating the Final Drawing In this lesson, I'll be creating my final visualisation. I have everything I need to do this out here on the table. I've got the paper that I'll draw on, I've got all of my drawing materials, and my data vis dictionary with all of my data visualisation rules explicitly spelt out, so I'll be referring to this while I draw. Then I also have that thumbnail sketch as a reminder of how everything needs to be organised on the page. Finally and most importantly, I have my spreadsheet with all of my data because I will be referring to this as I draw every aspect of my d...”
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Stefanie Posavec
A course by Stefanie Posavec
Stefanie Posavec is a designer, artist, and author who specializes in data visualization. She studied graphic design at Colorado State University before going on to complete a master's in communication design at Central Saint Martin’s, University of the Arts London. There, for her final project Writing Without Words, she explored ways of visualizing writing styles in literature, which inspired her to pursue a career in book design. After her project went viral, she left her job in publishing to focus on freelance work in the data visualization field.
With over 10 years of experience, Stefanie has worked with clients like the V&A, Wellcome Collection, and National Maritime Museum. She was also Facebook’s first Data Artist in Residence and has received awards for her book project Dear Data. Postcards and sketchbooks from the project are also held in the permanent collection of MoMA, New York.
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