Information Design Specialization for Infographics and Visual Storytelling

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 Domestika addresses the topic: Sketching: The Macrostructure of the Story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Information Design Specialization for Infographics and Visual Storytelling. Create engaging narratives with digital illustration and collage to craft captivating, informative data visualizations.

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: Information Design Specialization for Infographics and Visual Storytelling

• Level: Beginner
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• 551 students
• 6 units
• 77 lessons (11h 15m)
• 32 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design