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Micro-Seminar: Making Visible The Invisible: Graphic Communication of Quantitative Information PART ONE
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
3 PM – 4:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
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Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
The ability to visually communicate information is a critical skill that can be applied across an endless assortment of disciplines and professional practices. Whether you are trying to make a convincing argument, relay information to stakeholders, or simply make sense of data you are collecting through research, understanding the practical applications of visual design principles is important for a successful outcome. This micro-seminar will introduce you to the fundamentals behind communication design with a focus on quantitative information design. By the end of the second session students will have a much more thorough understanding of what makes a successful chart, how graphs can be manipulated to distort data, and how to properly spot deceptive visuals.
DAY ONE:
- A lecture on the principles of information design as well as classic contributors to the field across several centuries and cultural backgrounds.
- A group workshop on selecting the optimal chart type for a collection of data.
DAY TWO:
- A lecture on deceptive ways charts can (and have) been used and how to properly spot when a visual is being misleading.
- A group workshop on spotting charts with poorly chosen graph models or when a graph has been intentionally designed to deceive, and then how to redesign the chart to be accessible, legible, and accurate.
Lead By: Professor Aaron Siegel
Aaron Siegel is a media artist, designer, and technologist with a concentration in computational information design. His creative endeavors are inspired by interesting data sets, interfaces, and urban environments. He utilizes data visualization as a medium to explore complex systems, aiming to create aesthetically pleasing representations of data while fostering scientific empiricism. His work strives to display relationships and correlations within information systems that would remain unseen from any other perspective. He has created work for various institutions including the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Electroland, Directed Play, the MIT SENSEable City Laboratory, Facebook, and Fabrica. He has exhibited work in Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Reno, Memphis, Indianapolis, Seattle, New York, Guadalajara, Madrid, Trieste, Heidelberg, Singapore, Rome, and Dubai.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Micro-Seminar: Making Visible The Invisible: Graphic Communication of Quantitative Information PART TWO
Micro-Seminars have two parts. Attendance to both parts is required. Registering for the PART ONE session will automatically enroll you in the PART TWO session on Friday.
Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
The ability to visually communicate information is a critical skill that can be applied across an endless assortment of disciplines and professional practices. Whether you are trying to make a convincing argument, relay information to stakeholders, or simply make sense of data you are collecting through research, understanding the practical applications of visual design principles is important for a successful outcome. This micro-seminar will introduce you to the fundamentals behind communication design with a focus on quantitative information design. By the end of the second session students will have a much more thorough understanding of what makes a successful chart, how graphs can be manipulated to distort data, and how to properly spot deceptive visuals.
DAY ONE:
- A lecture on the principles of information design as well as classic contributors to the field across several centuries and cultural backgrounds.
- A group workshop on selecting the optimal chart type for a collection of data.
DAY TWO:
- A lecture on deceptive ways charts can (and have) been used and how to properly spot when a visual is being misleading.
- A group workshop on spotting charts with poorly chosen graph models or when a graph has been intentionally designed to deceive, and then how to redesign the chart to be accessible, legible, and accurate.
Lead By: Professor Aaron Siegel
Aaron Siegel is a media artist, designer, and technologist with a concentration in computational information design. His creative endeavors are inspired by interesting data sets, interfaces, and urban environments. He utilizes data visualization as a medium to explore complex systems, aiming to create aesthetically pleasing representations of data while fostering scientific empiricism. His work strives to display relationships and correlations within information systems that would remain unseen from any other perspective. He has created work for various institutions including the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Electroland, Directed Play, the MIT SENSEable City Laboratory, Facebook, and Fabrica. He has exhibited work in Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Reno, Memphis, Indianapolis, Seattle, New York, Guadalajara, Madrid, Trieste, Heidelberg, Singapore, Rome, and Dubai.