Data Vis & Info Aesthetics

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a deep understanding of the various methods and techniques of modern data visualization, as well as its historical context
2. Develop skills to design effective visual communication and information displays, by learning a framework for educated exploration and invention
3. Gain experience in describing, analyzing, and evaluating various data visualization approaches
4. Gain a framework for radical forms of data visualization that exists in both digital and physical context
5. Explore and understand the bias and ethical implications of data collection and usage

Assignments

Description: Throughout the semester, there will be four homework assignments, each based on the content covered that week / module and building on the in-class exercises and workshops we will do. The brief for each assignment will be given that week and made available on Canvas. Each assignment is worth 15% of your grade, for a total of 60%.

Exercise 1: Visualize Time

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Exercise 2: Visualize Quantities, Categories, and Summarized Data

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Exercise 3: Visualize Textual and Qualitative Data

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Exercise 4: Visualize Space

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Final Project

Description: You will integrate the four visualization exercises into a coherent final project.

The assignmnent repository can be found here.