Author: M. Genevieve Hitchings (Page 12 of 12)

Class Info

• Date: Monday 9/11
• Meeting Info: Room P114

Topic

Graphs and Charts
Quantitative vs Qualitative information
Displaying visually measured quantities
Information vs Data

• Lecture Data Collection Intro: NYC Environment and Health Data Portal: https://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/HeatHub/hvi.html
• Introduction to Project 1:
  • >>Project 1 Overview
  • >>Assignment 1 – Project 1 – Topic Proposal
  • >>Assignment 2 Presentations

Activities and Lab Time

• Drawing inspiration from >>Stefanie Posavec and Georgia Lupi’s Dear Data Project we will brainstorm possibilities for designing and visualizing information using the simple class survey: >> See Files in Dropbox Folder Complete >> SimpleClassSurvey-DataExcelSheet for instructions see >> Survey Legend here. Colors: pens and pencils needed!
• >>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.
• 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. Finish information design in-class exercise >>Assignment 0 – Design Exercise Colors: pens and pencils needed!
2. Review Introduction to >>Project 1 Overview (above) and work on:
   • >>Assignment 1- Project 1 – Topic Proposal: Due Week 3: 9/18
     Please make a folder with your name and save your word doc or PDF into the >>Project 1: Topic Proposal Dropbox folder
3. Sign up for one presentation (send me an email): >>Assignment 2 Presentations
4. Browse research tips posted here: >>Lesson/Research
5. Read: >>Andrews, Raymond J. “Florence Nightingale is a Design Hero” Medium, July 7, 2019 . (Medium)
6. Watch: About Dear Data (see 2 videos below)
7. Watch Alberto Cairo’s video posted here. He is the author of the recommended book for this class: Functional Art, An introduction to information graphics and visualization (Voices That Matter) by Alberto Cairo