Fundamentals of Data Visualization
Well-designed graphics work best
A course by Gemma Busquets , Designer
About the video: Well-designed graphics work best
Overview
“In any data visualization, the design generates an emotional reaction. In addition, it is essential to make the information arrive clearly. In this lesson I'll show you good and bad design examples, plus we'll take a look at how to tweak an existing visualization to make it better designed. ”
In this video lesson Gemma Busquets addresses the topic: Well-designed graphics work best, 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
“Well-designed graphics work best Data visualization is imaging to convey information. When we are creating images, design is a very important part. In this lesson we will look at good and bad examples of design and we will reflect on how they could improve and, in addition, we will select an already existing graphic and we will tweak it to make it better designed. I show you. Look at this visualization. I'm sure instinctively at first glance it seemed aesthetic and surely that has made you want to investigate the data. When you go deeper, when we begin to investigate, I'm sure it's not hard...”
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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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