Lecture Pod 08: Data Visualisation Case

Image: Miebach, N. (2011). Art From Data Ted Talk [Screenshot]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/nathalie_miebach?referrer=playlist-art_from_data

This week, the lecture pod focuses on artist Natalie Miebach who takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartet to play.

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Lecture Pod 07: The Beauty of Data Visualisation

Image: McCandless, D. (2010). The Beauty Of Data Visualisation [Screenshot]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization#t-87503

This week, David McCandless speaks about the beauty of data, and how he is able to turn complex data sets into simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections.

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Lecture Pod 06: Data Journalism

Image: Marzouk, L. (2019). Getting Started in Data Journalism [Illustration]. Retrieved from https://birn.eu.com/outputs/birn-albania-publishes-data-journalism-manual-2/

This weeks lecture pod is presented by The Guardian and is an introduction into what is Data Journalism. The lecture is split in three parts:

  1. What is Data Journalism?
  2. The History of Data Journalism
  3. Data Journalism in Action: The London Olympics
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Lecture Pod 05: Data Presentation Styles – Graphs

Image: robuart. (2017). Pie Chart and Bar Graphs Vector Illustration [Stock Illustration]. Retrieved from https://depositphotos.com/174856760/stock-illustration-pie-chart-and-bar-graphs.html

Why do we use graphs?

  • To make comparisons easier. This may seem simple to understand, but often times designers will choose the wrong graphs because they do not feel that it fits the “theme” aesthetically.
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Lecture Pod 04: Historical and contemporary visualisation methods – Part 2

Image: Desjardins, J. (2019). The World Population Pyramid (1950-2100). [Infographic]. Retrieved from https://www.visualcapitalist.com/world-population-pyramid-1950-2100/
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Lecture Pod 03: Historical and contemporary visualisation methods – Part 1

This weeks lecture pod is presented by Leon Cmielewski.

Image: Priestley, J. (1769). A New Chart of History [Data Visualisation]. Retrieved from 
https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/best-beautiful-data-visualization-examples

Designers utilise visualisations by presenting large and complex data sets in a way that enables the audience to grasp the complexities of the content with the least amount of effort possible.

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Lecture Pod 02: Data Types

As designers, it is important to understand the basic data types, being what they are, as well as how we can fully utilise them. These can be broken down into 4 types of measurements.

Image: Waterson, S. (2016). Four Main Types of Data [Screenshot]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/176274669
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Lecture Pod 01: Introduction to Data Visualisation: Infographics and Data Visualisation

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