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Unit 15: Finals Week and Grades update

Dear students, It was wonderful sharing the superpowers and super-study foods at the last class. I hope those good memories help you stay strong throughout the finals Note that Post-Ems are updated in Bridges. This is the pre-final grade. For … Continue reading

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Unit 14: Class wrap up

Explore… Read… Due… Play with experiments by Google  (Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Machine Learning explore and create art. Some projects are designed for VR goggles.Stanford/Google Data Science videos show the forefront of datavoz research.  Click “Related Content” to play … Continue reading

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Unit 13: Interactive Data Visualization and ShowMe Test Prep

Explore… Read… Due… Google Data Studio Cool Infographics Website For those doing the ShowMe:  Presentations from classYour BlogWork (read the comments)   Krum, Ch. 2 For those doing the ShowMe:  Lecture notes and Readings  Token Submissions due by 5/6 For … Continue reading

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Unit 12: Information Graphics

Explore… Read… Due… Information Is Beautiful infographics on coronavirus, relationships,and  the future . See the raw data at the bottom. Play with  Data from prior COMM165 students Watch the videos below and feel fine: Check your PostEms Demystifying Infographics (pdf) … Continue reading

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Unit 11: Storytelling with Data

Dear Students, This week we embark on data visualizations. The reading by Nigel Holmes is old, but very high quality. Also, explore how far the field of visual communication has come, with interactive data visualizations. Explore… Read… Due…   Browse … Continue reading

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Unit 10: Pies, Charts and other Information Graphics

Explore… Read… Due… Can you identify the different information graphics here Watch : Eye Attraction  about framing the shot Comic Frames: History of Comics Listen to NPR discuss the Challenger Disaster Krum: Ch. 6   McCloud: Ch. 7 & 9 BLOG: … Continue reading

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Unit 9: Decision Making Visualizations

Explore… Read… Due… Look at Word + Image Disasters.  – when juxtapositions go wrong! Play with Venn Diagrams to sort shapes Play with process arrows Tutorial! How to make a Flow Chart (pdf) Paper: Mental Models and Human Reasoning (pdf)  … Continue reading

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Unit 8: Dual Coding: Text and Images McCloud’s Model

Explore… Read… Due… Play with the Storyteller Prototype on Ludomancy.com (instructions below) McCloud: Ch. 6 BLOG: Storyboard Transitions, Thursday 4/1 11:55pm   QUIZ #7, Sunday 3/28 @11:55pm Instructions for playing Storyteller Prototype by Daniel Benmergui:  Scroll to the bottom of the ludomancy … Continue reading

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Unit 7: Orality, Literacy and Storytelling

Explore… Read… Due… Explore wordless diagrams and listen to this NPR podcast (4 minutes) about the topic, with creator Nigel Holmes. View videos below about graphic design and comic storytelling. Krum: Intro & Ch. 1 McCloud : Ch. 3 Ware: … Continue reading

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Unit 6: MIDTERM

Explore… Read… Due… Past Vocab Quizzes, Lecture notes, and Videos Ware: Ch. 6  for quiz on 3/21 “How to” Graphic due 3/25 Mid Term Exam is Next Thursday 3/18! There’s no Quiz this weekend. There is also NO Homework this … Continue reading

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