Present & Critique

Brianna Heggeseth

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Reflection

  • November 2023 Reflection due by next Monday
  • Learning goals
  • Demonstration of your growth & learning so far
  • How you’d like to demonstrate that growth and learning
  • Creative, insightful, novel approaches [go beyond the surface, tell a deeper story]

Assignments

  • 9 (Regex) past due
  • 10 (One Number Story) Final Draft due next Weds

Tidy Tuesday

  • Complete 3 (minimum) before the end of the semester
    • Data this week: Dr. Who Episodes
    • 2 more weeks (after this week) left!

Iterative Viz

  • IV1: past due
  • IV2: optional

Effective Visuals

Let’s review from the beginning of semester.

  • Be ethical and honest

  • Consider glyph choice

  • Consider color choices

  • Facilitate comparison

  • Use contrasts to draw attention

Presenting a Visual

When preparing to present a visualization,

  • Explain the motivation for the visualization.
    • What is the question you are answering, and why is it important?
    • What context does the audience need to understand the visual? (W’s?)
  • Take a moment to give people their bearings.
    • What aspects of the visual should you explain to provide necessary orientation?
    • Walk through guides (axes, color legend, etc.)
  • Hone in on one or two interesting data points and tell the story behind them.
    • Explain how the visual aspects of the viz reflect that story (this reinforces how they should interpret the viz).
  • Explain the overall trends or takeaways.
    • What are the implications for them? Why does it matter?
    • What comparison are you wanting to highlight?
  • Speak slowly
    • It takes people some time to wrap their heads around a new viz.
  • Practice with a friend. Practice by yourself. Refine the viz if necessary!

Today

In small groups of 3-4 people,

  • you’ll present your visualization (2 minutes)
  • discuss as a group ways of improving the visualization to make it more effective (8 minutes)
    • comment on the effective features of the graphic first
    • offer concrete suggestions about the visualization

      • different glyph

      • different colors

      • consider faceting, position

    • offer ideas and questions that you have about the visual and data

Once your group is done, use this time to update your graphic based on that feedback.

Group Creation

Count off in your project groups (1,2,3,4).

  • If you are a group of 2, count off (3,4)

I may make a few adjustments in groups.

  • If you are on the North side of the room (go to the table N#)
  • If you are on the South side of the room (go to the table S#)

After Class

  • Continue iterating on your data story that you’d like to tell
  • Next week, we’ll work to combine stories in groups
  • Finish up your Final Draft of your One Number Story!