Data by design:Choosing the right medium for the message and more

● Infographics● Factographs● Interactive

Visualizations● Photography● Videography● Motion Graphics● Sound● Mixed media● Experimental

● Ideas● Data● Analysis● Story● Audience Research● External Review

● Publication & Distribution

● Analytics● Feedback Loop

The TeamEveryone’s ideas matterEveryone researches, but:

● 2 Researchers● 3 Programmers● 3 Designers

● Existing Data○ Organizations○ FOI Laws and Requesting Data○ Scraping

● Gaps Analysis○ Creating Data

■ Surveys■ Sensors

○ Scraping● Paying It Back

Data Landscape

● Data Wrangling○ into SQL, JSON, CSV ...

● Statistics○ spreadsheets○ R○ Xtraktr

● Trends, outliers, correlations, regression analysis

Analysis

Xtraktr

Storytelling

● Visceral Stories● Timeliness● Personal in context● Humor● Engagement when

appropriate● Mixed● Pragmatism● Resources

The Medium

Audiences

Feedback

Informing Communities Through Data and Design

Thank You!