Fundamentals of Data Visualization
The importance of data in our lives
A course by Gemma Busquets , Designer
About the video: The importance of data in our lives
Overview
“We constantly generate and store information, data surrounds us! In this lesson I will show you that visualization is the indispensable tool for conveying complex concepts and that it applies to many different projects.”
In this video lesson Gemma Busquets addresses the topic: The importance of data in our lives, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fundamentals of Data Visualization. Learn how to tell the stories behind data, using everything from statistics to maps and charts.
Partial transcription of the video
“The importance of data in our lives never before in history we had been able to collect so much data, and having so much information allows us to use it in our favor. But data is nothing if we don't visualize it. In this lesson we are going to see the importance of data in our lives. Go for it. 90% of the data we have have been generated in the last two years. Until recently, most information came from scientific studies, newspapers or books and kept in libraries. But now the main data source comes from the daily activity of millions of people and the monitoring of our environment. We gener...”
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Course summary for: Fundamentals of Data Visualization
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Design, Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design
Gemma Busquets
A course by Gemma Busquets
Gemma Busquets is a freelance graphic designer and art director based in Barcelona, Spain with more than 10 years of experience. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with major brands such as Dell, Novartis, San Miguel, HuffPost, Coca-Cola, Nike, Rosetta Stone, Peugeot, InfoJobs, and Puig, among others. She has also been a judge at the ADG Laus Awards for Graphic Design and Visual Communication, specifically evaluating projects in the digital category.
She currently combines her work with teaching at the BAU, Barcelona University Design Center, Spain, as art director of the final projects in the Postgraduate Program in Digital Editions, and professor in the Master's in Infographics and Data Visualization, which she also directs and coordinates.
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