the war on stupid
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Confirmation
bias
1. Biological LimitationsOption
paralysis
2. Information Buffet
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3. Institutional Distrust
STUPID
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Common Side Effects Include:
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Common Side Effects Include:
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STUPID
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What to do?
Why Creatives ?
Why Creatives ?
Why Creatives ?
FORM CONTENT
THE FRONTLINES:Infographics
© Charles Joseph Minard
THE FRONTLINES:Infographics
© Charles Joseph Minard
THE FRONTLINES:Scribbling
THE FRONTLINES: Comics©
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arte
rCom
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THE FRONTLINES:Drawing on screen
© RSA Animate
THE FRONTLINES:Drawing on screen
THE FRONTLINES:Infographic movies
THE FRONTLINES:Sound Design
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THE FRONTLINES:
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Sound Design
© Manga No Shinbun
If you want to do visual storytelling, you need people who can marry words with images, animation, video.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/clara-jeffery-what-nonprofit-news-orgs-are-betting-on-for-2012/
“More training in basic drawing skills would help with this, as would more emphasis on productive collaboration with artists and designers for more complex projects.”
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What good is your data if no one can understand it?
