Exploring Data Visualization

In small groups, find two examples of a data visualization that has a strong narrative component to it. Try to find two examples that use very different visual strategies to communicate the information.

Document the process in the shared doc

For each example, discuss:

• What is the data, what kind of data is it, and where is it coming from?
• What is the story of the visualization? How can you tell?
• Are there multiple ways to view the data? How does each one share something new about the visualization?
• Would another treatment work for this visualization? What might you try? How would the story change?

You can find examples on any website you’d like, but here are a few starting points:
https://flowingdata.com/made-by-flowingdata/
https://pudding.cool/
https://postgraphics.tumblr.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/graphics
https://ourworldindata.org/