📈🎨 Senior Data Literacy Advocate at @dataliteracycom & Information Designer 🎙 host Data Viz Today podcast to share everything I learn (she/her) views my own
Dec 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
This is an important article about how our chart-type choices can perpetuate stereotypes.
To make their research more easily understood, @elibryan & @thecindyxiong commissioned me to create illustrations to go w/it. I want to share my process...#dataviz nightingaledvs.com/unfair-compari…
First, Eli and I met to create a brief. From there I created a mood board, which we revised a couple times. The little green alien people were my creation based on the other inspo images. I wanted the people to be expressive but still conceptualized a bit.
Mar 18, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
we know the power of sketching to brainstorm in #DataViz...
here are 3 other ways that I use hand-drawn elements in my process... 1/5
--> Storyboarding
It's complex creating a series of charts, animated charts, scrollytelling, or interactives.
Use hand-drawn elements to map out how different visuals will work together, transition, or sequence. Also use it to test the composition of a single infographic! 2/5
Oct 22, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
what's a skill that's useful in #DataViz no matter what software or tools you use?
@jschwabish and i talked about this recently...
- being a good partner to your SME, e.g. listening, documenting, translating their knowledge, challenging their assumptions and their data...
Oct 22, 2021 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
if you're stuck in the awful in-between area of your career where you need #DataViz experience......but you can't find a client to pay you for it.....but you also don't want to work for free....
i like the idea of doing a personal project instead....but there are a lot of skills that you learn by working with an actual client....
