MARCH 7, 2014

DATA VISUALIZATION

AMANDA MAKULEC | ERICA NYBRO | LIBBY SKOLNIK

GLOBAL HEALTH MINI UNIVERSITY

[IMPACT | INTRIGUE | VALUE ADD]

DATA NEWBIESTO DATA NINJAS

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VISUALIZATION TO TELL A STORYAMPLIFY YOUR REACHMAKE DECISIONS

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THE VISUALIZATION PROCESS

IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE &

CONTEXT

FIND THE STORY

IN YOUR DATA

BUILD YOUR VISUALIZATION

DISSEMINATE, SHARE & USE

WHAT?

DATAWHAT INFORMATION DO YOU HAVE TO SHARE?

WHO?

AUDIENCEWHO ARE YOU TRYING TO REACH WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

WHY?

WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS?WHAT INFO DO THEY NEED?HOW WILL THEY USE IT?WHY DO THEY CARE?

BUILDING A VISUALIZATIONTHE BASICS

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OK… SO I’M READY TO START

TEAMWHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESIGN? WHAT SKILLS DO YOU NEED?

THE BASICS

STORYBOARDVISUAL CONCEPTSLAYOUTEDITSPUBLISH & PROMOTE

COLOR | SHAPES | SIZE

MAPS | SHADING

NUMBERS | SHORT TEXT

TIMELINE

MOBILE

TRADITIONAL GRAPHS AND CHARTS

YOUR GOAL: SHARING A MESSAGE

THE USER EXPLORES YOUR DATA AND CAN DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

YOU DECIDE THE STORY AND THE MESSAGE, GUIDING YOUR READER.

YOUR GOAL: PROMOTING EXPLORATION

SKETCH TIMEAN ACTIVITY

AN EXAMPLE

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Find a partner with a different sticker.

2. Review your data tables.

3. Sketch your viz for the audience that you’ve been assigned.

A STARTING GUIDE TO CHOOSING A CHART TYPE

TAILORING YOUR DATA VIZ TO A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE AND CONTEXT

AN EXAMPLE FROM THE TANZANIA 2010DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY

ACTIVITY

Example 1:A condom distributor in Tanzania wants to improve marketing and asks: who are the main users of condoms in Tanzania?

EXAMPLE 1

VERSION 1

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VERSION 2

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ATTEMPT 3

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ATTEMPT 4

AN ACTIVITYSHARING TIME

AN EXAMPLE

DATA VIZ FOR DEVELOPMENTHUB

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SHARE & COLLABORATE

CONNECT WITH OTHER VIZ ENTHUSIASTS, FROM NEWBIES TO NINJAS

The Closing Session will begin at4pm in the Grand Ballroom.

Closing remarks will be followed bya 30-minute social gathering

(refreshments will be served). Comemeet new people and discuss the

highlights of the day!

Please fill out an evaluation by going

to this session’s page on your mobile app OR by filling out a paper evaluation in the back of the

room.

Thank you!