Creative Data Visualization for Narrative Designs
Selecting the Topic
A course by Federica Fragapane , Information Designer
Joined January 2021
Joined January 2021
About the video: Selecting the Topic
Overview
“In this lesson, we will work together on the first phase of the project: finding the data for the story. I will help you to get this process started by showing you how to first locate reliable sources. I suggest choosing a topic that you feel passionate or curious about. ”
In this video lesson Federica Fragapane addresses the topic: Selecting the Topic, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Data Visualization for Narrative Designs. Embrace the expressiveness of shapes to turn important information into meaningful graphics that tell stories and resonate with an audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Selecting the Topic In this lesson, we'll work together on the first phase of our project, finding the data for our story. Let's start. First, we need a source. Finding reliable sources is very important. I often use sources such as the World Bank, FAO, and Our World in Data, which I'll use now. I particularly like it because it has a very helpful feature. You can look for datasets by topic. I suggest choosing topics that you're passionate and curious about and that talk to you in some way, especially if you are working on side projects to start exploring the data visualization world or t...”
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Course summary for: Creative Data Visualization for Narrative Designs
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Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design
Federica Fragapane
A course by Federica Fragapane
Federica Fragapane is an award-winning information designer based in Italy with a decade of experience. Her work bridges the gap between emotion, empathy, and information. Federica is also the creative force behind Google’s data visualization project The Shape of Dreams.
She has collaborated with organizations like the United Nations, BBC Science Focus, Wired, and Scientific American. Federica coauthored Planet Earth for NatGeoKIDS and Geopolitical Atlas of Water. In 2018, Federica was also invited to speak at OpenVis Conf in Paris and TEDxVerona, as well as EU DataViz at the Publications Office of the EU in 2019, and a virtual lecture at Design Lab, Harvard University in 2021. She also works with La Lettura, the cultural segment of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
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