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Introduction to Data Visualization: From Data to Design

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Overview

Join information designer Nicholas Felton for a smart, comprehensive, and inspiring intro to data visualization! You'll learn how to build a data set, transform information into graphics, and unlock the storytelling power of data.

This 90-minute class centers on a fun project called "condensing the news." Inspired by one of Nicholas's favorite prompts, you'll

  • follow your curiosity, studying a newspaper section's words or images
  • build your data set from connections you discover
  • design the data into a single, revealing graphic

Everyone who wants to quickly understand, communicate, and persuade with data — visual thinkers, content strategists, marketers, designers — will embrace this class. With a signature mix of demonstration, slides, and real-world examples, this class brings data visualization to life!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Tools You'll Need
  • Ask a Question
  • Get the Data
  • Explore the Data
  • Extend the Data
  • Sketch and Design the Layout
  • Visualization: Tools and Design
  • Visualization: Approach and Elements
  • Statistics
  • Typography
  • Color
  • Final Thoughts
  • Additional Reading
  • Explore Design on Skillshare

Taught by

Nicholas Felton

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