How to Communicate Visually Using Infographics

Facilitator: Karl Gude
Company: Michigan State University
Session Title: How to Communicate Visually Using Infographics

KARL'S IMAGES FROM HIS WORKSHOP AND BREAKOUT SESSION

What information can be better understood visually? And what is the best way to display that information: in narrative or diagrammatic form? map based? charts and graphs? How can I package multiple elements together effectively so that I don't confuse people out of their minds?

Karl Gude, the former Graphics Director at Newsweek magazine and The Associated Press who is now an instructor at Michigan State University's School of Journalism, will help you answer these questions and many more.

His energy-filled hands-on workshop will explore ways to maximize efforts at visualizing data and other content. Come prepared to design, sketch and draw, (especially if it's not something you're comfortable with!) By exploring news graphics, the lessons learned during this informal and fun two days can be applied to solve any number of visualization challenges.

Agenda

Saturday, January 26, 2008

8:00am - Registration
9:00am - Welcome & Introductions
9:15am - Fundamentals of producing information graphics from conceptualization to completion. Design, typography and color will be explored.
10:00am - Quick project: fixing a broken graphic, followed by a discussion of the work.
11:00am - Break
11:15am - Maps and charts
11:45am - Introduction of project. Working in teams of two, participants will report, design and conceptualize a breaking news story using paper, pens and color pencils.
1:00pm - Lunch
2:15pm - Work on project
5:00pm - Quit for the day

Sunday, January 27, 2008

9:00am - Interesting ways that Newsweek creates infographics
10:00am - Finish project
11:00am - Discussion and critique of projects.
1:00pm - Lunch
2:15pm - Treasure hunt project!
4:15pm - Quit for the day

Comments

I posted photos from the class at http://www.pictureitsolved.com/gallery/vizthink08.cfm?album=Karl%20Gude%20workshop

Read Karl's blog if you were in his session

you'll laugh

'cause his execution belied any of his concerns about confidence!

Karl is a natural, engaging, knowledgeable and real-world-experienced teacher. Damn lucky kids up there in Michigan.

I got hang out with PowerPoint professionals...accountants...clothing designers...mutual fund analysts...and man were they all cool! We busted our buns (and all the rules of good taste) to go out-of-the-box making a 12' info graphic. We did cool stuff. The other groups...did cool stuff! (We did sucker-punch Karl into drawing for us, heh heh heh)

If Karl does a session at next year's VizThink, my only request....is that alums get special front-of-line privs to attend again. I learned stuff that's not even conscious yet because I picture Karl bouncing up & down telling stories, every time I hit an info-graphic problem.

Flippin' awesome session! Karl & Pai rock!

Hi Cynthia,

I had SO much fun, and learned a whole lot myself. You can read my blog piece about it here as well as see links to photos.

http://visualeditors.com/gude/

Hi Karl and Pai,

I really enjoyed your presentations and real-world examples. Here's a link to a pdf copy of my notes . Great session!

Cynthia Lait
cynthialait@gmail.com
cynthialait.blogspot.com

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