The end result is important but the progress is vital, it must be included at all times when handing in work.

IXD companies

• Rapid7

Research blog

• Loads of exploration
• Not only links, also written thoughts

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Data is all around us

Edward Tufte – the father of data visualisation.

The trick is finding the right type of data and presenting it in the right way.

Visualisations

Artists to look at

• Nicholas Felton
• Paul Button
• Wind & Words
• Impossible Bureau
• David McCandless   —-> Good for research
• Giorgia Lupi
• Accurate —> design firm
• Stefanie Posavec
• James Round
• Lisa Mahapatra
• Stephen Wildish
• Edward Tufte
• George Hatzis
• Brian Suda

Software that helps

• Processing
• Illustrator will help you create these with your own data

Books

•  Dear data
• Designing with data by Brian Sudan

We can reveal or even hide data through design – slight of hand really. Apple have turned and tilted pie charts before to make their numbers look better and higher than they actually are – this is a clever slight of hand.

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Project 2 (30%)

Create an infographic/data visualisation looking specifically at global population. Research the subject of data visualisation and infographic

possible approaches

• births and deaths in the world – past/ and/or present    —–> ties in with the census    IDEA: deaths and births since the beginning of the pandemic and also point out causes of deaths
• population   —>  Easier one

Research and supporting material is worth 40%

Master apprentice

Redraw a chart for week 8

Illustrator will help you create these with your own data