Week 2 Agenda

Class Info

• Date: Monday 9/12
• Meeting Info: Room P1114

Topic

Hello! I’ve re-posted most of last week’s agenda since I was not able to walk you through it. We will pick up with where you left of with Prof. Pat:

• Introductions – Welcome!
• Please join the OpenLab and become a member of this site
• >>Review Course Syllabus
• >>Review Grading Policy Overview of the main projects for the semester
• >> Week 2 Lecture : Exploring-role-of-information-design
• Introduction to Project 1:
  • >>Project 1 Overview
  • >>Project 1 Phase 1: Research

Activities and Lab Time

• >>The Data Visualisation Catalogue Take a peak at the Data Visualisation Catalogue, a project developed by Severino Ribecca to create a (non-code-based) library of different information visualisation types. The website serves as a learning and inspiration resource for those working with data visualisation.
• Introduction to Illustrator and its graph tools based on a simple class survey: >> See Files in Dropbox Folder
• Thank you for your introductions. I enjoyed learning a touch about your interests. It’s great that we have such varied perspectives in our class this semester: >>Discussion: Introductions

Homework

1. Read: >>Andrews, Raymond J. “Florence Nightingale is a Design Hero” Medium, July 7, 2019 . (Medium)
2. Browse research tips posted here: >>Lesson/Research
3. Review Introduction to Project 1 Overview above and work on:
   • >>Project 1 Phase 1: Research Due Week 4: 9/29
     Please make a folder with your name and save your research word doc or PDF into the >>Project 1 Phase 1: Research Dropbox folder