Creative Data Visualization for Narrative Designs
Sketching: The Macrostructure of the Story
A course by Federica Fragapane , Information Designer
Joined January 2021
Joined January 2021
About the video: Sketching: The Macrostructure of the Story
Overview
“Now, I will make the first shift from a table to a storytelling piece. Using the data, I will show you how to start sketching the macrostructure of the piece. ”
In this video lesson Federica Fragapane addresses the topic: Sketching: The Macrostructure of the Story, 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
“ Sketching: The Macrostructure of the Story In this lesson, we will make the first shift from our table to a storytelling piece. We'll recap our data and start sketching the macrostructure of our piece. The shift from our table to something visual can be tricky. To do such a shift, I find it particularly helpful to start writing in my notebook what my variables are. We have 40 countries. For each one of them, we have as information the share of primary energy from renewable sources, the per capita energy consumption, the population, and the world region. I want to think about the narrative...”
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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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