Art of Data Visualisation
Letting the Facts Speak for Themselves. The purpose of this course is to teach delegates how to present their facts in the most compelling manner. Familiarity with Key Principles, borrowed from the Worlds of Art and Modern Design, will allow delegates to present results in more compelling ways thus influencing their audience more effectively.
Description
- Understand how art becomes an essential component and why incorporating beauty is important.
- Be clear why some visual work and some don’t.
- Be comfortable with the six simple steps in the visualisation cycle.
- Create more compelling presentations.
Learning objectives
- Learn how art is an essential part of the science practice.
- Understand why some visuals delight the eye and others disturb it.
- Learn the six simple steps in the visualisation cycle.
- Understand how to transform interactions with decision-makers for the better.
- Know why incorporating beauty into visualisation benefits everyone.
Topics
There are 4 key components each covered with a presentation on the principles reinforced with a practical exercise:
1.1 Beauty v Utility
1.2 Good Intentions
1.3 Art is important
1.4 Exercise: How much art is enough
2.1 Learning the Skills
2.2 Composition and Frameworks
2.3 Data journalism – stories with pictures
2.4 Exercise: Combining art and Science to tell the story
3.1 The Visualisation Process
3.2 Insight is the key
3.3 Visual Challenges
3.4 Exercise: learning how to tell the story
4.1 Putting it into Practice
4.2 Freedom and discipline
4.3 Style and emotion
4.4 Whiteboard: Opportunities and Challenges
Audience
Anyone who wants to understand why and how “art” is meaningful in a scientific context.
Course format
Powerpoint presentation to introduce the topics
PDF reader
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
Group discussion/work
Bring questions from your own work to embed your learning
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