SESSION RECORDING: To Be Posted
PREWORK: **Submission Required**:Submit a
visual to this folder and read about a critique tool.
Please find one visual (one chart/graph/table, or one element of a larger dashboard) that you wish to reflect upon. It may be your own work, something your organization has produced, or something from the wider field.
Consider the visual, and write 2-3 brief sentences about what are the strong elements of the visual, and what you think may be improved. Please submit these sentences with a screenshot of the visual itself, by
January 31. You may upload these together or separately.
Note, please make sure that any sensitive data in your visual is redacted. Your visual may be referenced or discussed in the session. If you would prefer your visual not be used in the presentation, please state this in your submission.
You should also read one of the two articles linked below. Each article represents a different way of reflecting on how well data visualizations accomplish their goal. The Few article is more holistic or big picture in its approach. The We All Count blog post is more recent and zooms in on one more specific aspect of a data visualization—its legend—as a way to reflect on its effectiveness. Please read the one article you feel suits you best (though you may read both if you desire):
SESSION DESCRIPTION:In the workshop session Principles of Effective Data Visualization, we'll discuss some key principles of effective data visualization, and through this build a common language for what makes an effective visual. We will then apply these lessons to our own visuals and those of our peers. Though this is a non-technical session, it will nonetheless be hands-on through feedback and dialogue.