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.
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Browse interactive gallery of data visualizations at Information is Beautiful, View the video by Odd Squad on tricky charts |
Chapters 1-2 from Designer’s Guide to Creating Charts & Diagrams* by Nigel Holmes
(*book available from Archive.org. Dated, but great advice and solid examples.) Ware: Ch. 9 |
BLOG: Simple Table & Graphs due 4/22 @ 11:59pm
QUIZ #10 (the last one!) open from Friday noon-Monday 4/19 @noon |
Our colleague Libby Schug shares her photo references from her artist journey analysis for the sketch participation. Then, think about the types of surface, craft, structure, idiom, form and ideas that inspire you. In this interview, McCloud gives an overview of different comic artists journeys that may be inspire you. Thank you for providing the images below Libby!
Finally, this is our last week for the quizzes. The only things left are blogs, tokens, and class participations. We’re sure to have a lot of fun. Have a great weekend! — Prof. Chang