visualising the evidence - uq library workshop
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visualising the evidence uq library | 2 dec 15
kate davis | @katiedavis | qut
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katedavis.info slides, resource
& tool lists, useful reading
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data visualisation infographics visual thinking information design
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communicate sense-make make accessible unravel complexity clarify
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i’m not a visual person
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i don’t have a creative bone in my body
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we’re wired for visualisation
blog.visual.ly/why-is-data-visualization-so-hot/
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proliferation of tools drowning, not waving big data open data
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visu
alis
atio
n
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communicate data visually
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bringing together data from different sources
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20th century death. Information is beautiful informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/20th-century-death/
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200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes
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info
grap
hics
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communicate stories visually
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infographics are stories that incorporate visualisations
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video image interactive
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the digital lives of american mums. nielsen nielsen.com/us/en/newswire/2012/digital-lives-of-american-moms.html
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13 reasons why your brain craves infographics
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16 useless infographics theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/aug/01/16-useless-infographics
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76%
of the extreme poor live in rural areas
16 useless infographics theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/aug/01/16-useless-infographics
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16 useless infographics theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/aug/01/16-useless-infographics
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fast
for
war
d
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info
rmat
ion
desi
gn
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visu
al
thin
king
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our thoughts are like this
or maybe like this and we try to make them like this
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DOG
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sense-make in pictures
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communicate ideas in pictures
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infographics sketchnotes mind maps diagrams visualisations
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info
grap
hics
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examples
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tools
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free & easy infographic tools piktochart
visua.ly infogr.am
visme canva
easel.ly
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diy design you’ll need:
powerpoint / keynote maybe photoshop sources for icons
fonts inspiration
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most useful thing you’ll learn about today:
the noun project
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process
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good infographics start with
good data
good analysis
a good story
good information design
visual impact
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1. organise your data find, sort, organise data
go to original sources
organise references
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2. find your story what is it you want to say?
then pull out the data that tells your story
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3. plan work out dimensions
create a (very rough) wireframe
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4. design how can you best
represent the data? graphs? numbers? images?
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4. design consider:
size, typography, colour, shapes, images, layout
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4. design tips:
keep it simple
choose a colour palette
balance visually heavy areas
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play
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activity design it!
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activity share
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library databases
which search tool do students use?
QUT | LIBRARY
quick find 66%
library databases 31%
library catalogue 0.3%
specific quick convenient
efficient easy
accessible
used because...
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library databases
which search tool do students use?
QUT | LIBRARY
quick find 66%
library databases 31%
library catalogue 0.3%
why do they use these tools?
QUT | LIBRARY
specific quick convenient
efficient easy
accessible
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thank you!
katedavis.info kate davis | @katiedavis | qut