Workshop: Effective Graphics for Visual Communication with Data

Schedule

Time	Title	Description
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Introductions and Setup	Instructors and students introduce themselves and get computers set up.
9:00 - 10:45 AM	Fundamentals of Graphical Communication	The interaction between cognitive processes and graphics: how do we ensure people can read our charts? Slides
10:45 - 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 - 12:30 PM	Exploratory Data Analysis	Strategies for using graphics to generate insight about new data through rapid iteration. Slides
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 PM	Accessibility: more than just alt-text	Accessibility guidelines applied to graphics. We will discuss color contrast rules, ways to help make graphics accessible to colorblind individuals, those with vision acuity loss, and those who use screen readers. Slides
2:45 - 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 - 3:50 PM	The Rules… and when to break them	We’ve spent the day up to this point discussing tactics for creating good data visualizations, but sometimes, the rules get in the way of effective communication with a specific audience. When is it ok to break these rules? Slides
3:50 - 4:00	Break
4:00 - 5:00 PM	Workshop: Improving our graphics	Working individually or in groups, we will improve existing graphics in order to apply the ideas in this workshop. Individuals can bring their own graphics to workshop or use graphics created or presented during the course.