Table of Contents
Information Design – Related Resources
The resources listed below are a collection of all supplementary materials used throughout the semester. They are organized into the three main topics of the semester and presented in chronological order.
Topic 1: Data Visualization and Info Graphics
(Weeks 1 – 7)
Readings
- Read: Andrews, Raymond J. “Florence Nightingale is a Design Hero” Medium, July 7, 2019 . (Medium)
- Read: Forrest, Jason. “W. E. B. Du Bois’ staggering Data Visualizations are as powerful today as they were in 1900 (Part 1)” Medium, Jul 18, 2018. (Medium)
- Read: Friendly, Michael. “Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization,” (Introduction, pp 1-3 ) Oct. 16, 2018. (Math.USA.Edu)
- Read: Grimwade, John. “Twelve Centuries of Infographics” Ohio University, August 28, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
- Read: Fresques, Hannah. “Visualizing Data” Data Institute 2018 ProPublica, October 1, 2018. (ProPublica)
- Read: Wei, Sisi. “Intro to Spreadsheets” Data Institute 2018 ProPublica, October 1, 2018. (ProPublica)
- Read: Willis, Derek. “Where to Find Data” Data Institute 2018 ProPublica, October 1, 2018 (ProPublica)
- Read: Miller, Meg. “The NYT’s New Look Is A Masterpiece Of Information Design” FastCompany, March 3, 2017. (FastCompany)
- Read: Grimwade, John. “Pictogram Story” Ohio University, January 8, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
- Read: Norman, Donald A. “What went wrong in Hawaii, human error? Nope, bad design” FastComany, January 16, 2018. (FastCompany)
Videos
- Watch: The Unique Challenges of Designing with Life | Dr. Karen Hogan (YouTube)
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Watch: Synthetic Biology, Biodesign, and Society | Dr. Jane Calvert  (YouTube)
Tutorials
- Watch: Creating Graphs in Illustrator | Adobe (YouTube)
- Watch: Ben Halsall
- Watch: | Sunflood Studios
- Watch: Making Bubble Charts (Circle Scatterplots) using Illustrator | Jonathan Soma
- Watch: Illustrator CC Tutorial | 3D Graphic Design Transparent Tubes | Graphic Tweakz
- Watch: How to Create Metrics Line Graph Analytics Vector Artwork in Illustrator | Tutvid
- Watch: Incredible 3D Dots and Lines Glowing Fiber Effect in Illustrator | Tutvid
Topic 2: Science Visualization (Explaining complex concepts visually)
(Weeks 7 – 11)
Readings
- Read: Grimwade, John. “The Infographic Family” Ohio University, October 17, 2018. (VisCom at Ohio University)
- Read: Müller, Boris. “Bringing Design to Science” Medium, October 22, 2017. (Medium)
- Read: Christiansen, Jen. “Visualizing Science: Illustration and Beyond” Scientific American, October 25, 2018. (Scientific American)
- Read: Lucas, Jake. “Meet Amanda Cox, Who Brings Life to Data on Our Pages” New York Times, February, 28, 2019. (New York Times)
Videos
More to come shortly
Tutorials
- Watch: Geometric Line Art Tutorial | Adobe Illustrator | Ste Bradbury Design
- Watch: Create Geometric Art In Adobe Illustrator | Knack Graphics
Topic 3: Storytelling and Data Journalism (Timelines, maps, and flow charts)
(Weeks 11 – 15)
Readings
- Read: White, Richard. “What is Spatial History” February 1, 2010. (web.stanford.edu)
- Read: Grimwade, John. “Maps Revisited” Ohio University, May 21, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
- Read: Hillery, Allen. “How Vignelli’s Design Still Influences NYC’s Subway Maps Today” Medium, Jul 25, 2019. (Medium)
- Read: Liu, Lu. “Diversified Wayfinding Design” The journal of Cross-Cultural Communication (Vol 11, No 7) 2015. Click for PDF in the middle of that page. (The journal of Cross-Cultural Communication)
- Read: Charles-Joseph Minard: “A Legacy of Beautiful Data-based Maps” The Dirt, Oct 03, 2018. (The Dirt)
- Read: Lauren. “The 34 Best Interactive Data Visualizations from the New York Times” Dolphins, February 28, 2018. (Dolphins)
- Read: Gamio, L. “Election maps are telling you big lies about small things.” Washington Post, November 1, 2016. (Washington Post)
Videos
More to come shortly
Tutorials
More to come shortly
General Resources
General Resources
- Information is Beautiful An excellent resource for getting ideas and seeing how others do it.
- Data Visualization Society An organization and online publication with excellent articles and resources about the field of Data Visualization and Information Design
- Data Stories A podcast about Data Visualization and Information Design by Enrico Bertini and Moritz Stefaner
