Information is power: A data visualisation workshop
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Online webinar
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Description
How can you utilise the power of information technology to communicate? This informative workshop with data visualisation experts Adam Frost and Tobias Sturt will show you how to tell powerful stories with hard data.
This online workshop is part of our new, exciting range of digital masterclasses that we are offering. In this live online workshop, you will have the opportunity to engage in real time with our brilliant course tutors, as well as other participants – with additional pre and post-course support from our learning team. To celebrate the launch, we are offering a very limited supply of introductory early bird tickets for each event, discounted up to 45% – once they're gone, they're gone!
In unprecedented times, we turn to data to inform our understanding of a situation, as much as our decisions around it. As our national dialogue evolves with technology and we continue to turn to data for answers, accuracy - as much as aesthetics - is essential.
In this data visualisation masterclass with experts Adam Frost and Tobias Sturt, you will be shown how to choose data that frames your storytelling in a way that is informative and beautiful. You will also learn the importance of having a clear narrative for your dataset, and the practical techniques you can use to turn raw data into striking visual stories.
This highly practical course covers the basics of data visualisation and is suitable for anyone with an interest in using data to tell stories. It is not a beginner course, but you do not need to have advanced knowledge.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 10am (BST).
Course content
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The importance of good visual storytelling
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Presenting complex information elegantly and persuasively
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Unlock the value of your own datasets
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Practical exercise: design a basic infographic
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 10am (BST).
Tutor profiles
Adam Frost was formerly head of data visualisation at the Guardian’s digital agency. He is now content director at Add Two, an agency specialising in data visualisation. His work has appeared on the Guardian, the New Statesman, Buzzfeed and elsewhere. Adam has also produced infographics and interactives for a range of public and private sector clients including the Department for Education, Google and Unilever.
Tobias Sturt was head of creative at the Guardian’s digital agency and is now creative director of Add Two. He has been working in digital storytelling for almost two decades using all kinds of media – from web to TV, games and infographics.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 10am (BST).
This masterclass is available globally. If you are joining us from outside the United Kingdom, please use this time zone converter to check your local live streaming time.
All Guardian Masterclasses are fully accessible but please contact us at masterclasses@theguardian.com if you have any queries or concerns.
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