go visual! (ncvo annual conference 2012)

Go Visual! - Communicating dataMatt HaworthReason Digital

We areReason Digital www.reasondigital.com

Ed CoxReason Digital

http://www.reasondigital.com



John Snow - Cholera map (1854)

Florence Nightingale - Coxcomb diagram (1858)

Charles Minard - Cattle Consumed in Paris (1858)

Charles Minard - Napoleon’s Russian Invasion (1861)

Why data matters

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Charities are in the business of data

http://visualization.geblogs.com



http://opendata.zeit.de



New York Times (2011)



The Guardian (2011)




http://vimeo.com/32681348





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How charities are using data

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www.gatesfoundation.org/infographics

http://www.visual.ly


www.gatesfoundation.org/infographics



www.waterworks.me



Greenpeace - How’s my fishing? (2011)



Some tools to explore

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www.google.com/fusiontables






code.google.com/p/google-refine/






www.gapminder.org






www.visual.ly



A plan for perfect infographics

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Plan

1. Have a point, and a purpose






Plan

2. Make it interesting & relevant to a large audience







http://www.onlineeducation.net/digital-textbooks


Plan

3. Infographic or data visualisation?





Plan

4. Deconstruct your point into a series of facts or statements







Plan

5. Gather data & statistics



Plan

6. Choose & order your facts

7. Work this into a cohesive narrative

8. Edit this down, refine it, make it flow







Produce

9. Apply visual methods to your facts



Produce

10. Apply an interesting visual style



Produce

11. Choose the right medium



Promote

12. Jump start the sharing process



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Recap

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go visual! (ncvo annual conference 2012)

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