LittleVis: The Little of Data Visualisation Design
andy kirk
Consultant and Educator, Visualising Data
Learn how to engineer the small details of your data visualisation to maximise its impact
Data visualisation is a complex of contextual, analytical, editorial and design thinking, which means there are lots of small details to think and to care about.
In this workshop about the ‘little of visualisation design’, Andy Kirk will share a framework to help navigate and think through the myriad decisions you will face with any visualisation design.
From subtle chart design and smart colour choices, through clever interactive features and effective annotations, Andy will showcase a wide range of techniques being used by the talented designers of this field.
Join Andy at DataVizLive on 12 November, and register your place in this exclusive workshop. Learn how to boost the impact and effectiveness of your data visualisation by focussing on the minor details that many people fail to notice or consider.
The Little of DataViz: how to engineer the small details to maximise impact
Andy Kirk, Visualising data
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
- Data visualisation is a complex of contextual, analytical, editorial and design thinking, which means there are lots of small details to think and to care about
WHAT IS COVERED
- In this workshop about the ‘little of visualisation design’, Andy Kirk will share a framework to help navigate and think through the myriad decisions you will face with any visualisation design
- From subtle chart design and smart colour choices, through clever interactive features and effective annotations, Andy will showcase a wide range of techniques being used by the talented designers of this field.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Practical tactics to apply to your creative visualisation thinking
- A showcase of ideas that will provide inspiration for you to broaden your approaches
- Further benefit will be learning how to critically and forensically evaluate other visualisations and learn from your choices.
TYPE: Workshop
LENGTH: 60min
SCOPE: Tactical, Operational
AUDIENCE: Anyone charged with presenting data to other audiences
SKILLS NEEDED: None
EXPERTISE: Universal
TAGS: Aesthetics, Critique, Data Literacy, Information Design, Storytelling
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Andy Kirk
Consultant and Educator,. Visualising Data
Leeds (Uk)
Andy Kirk is an experienced UK-based data visualisation specialist: design consultant, trainer, lecturer, author, speaker, researcher, podcast host, and editor of visualisingdata.com. Since founding Visualising Data Ltd. in 2010, Andy has conducted nearly 300 training courses in 27 countries, with clients including Spotify, Google, EU Council, and Pfizer.
Andy has delivered post-graduate teaching with MICA (USA) and Imperial College (UK), and is now an adjunct lecturer on a Masters programme at UCL (UK). He has authored three books, with the most recent published by Sage (2019) titled ‘Visualising Data: A Handbook for Data Driven Design (2nd edition)’. He provides data visualisation consultancy services to organisations, helping them do more with their data, and has an ongoing engagement working with the Arsenal F.C. Performance Team.
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