Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores the increasing altruistic impulse of the design community to address some of the world's most difficult problems including social, political, environmental, and global health causes at the local, national, and global scale. Each chapter strategically combines theory and practice to examine how to identify causes and locate accurate data, truth and integrity in information design, the information design/data visualization process, understanding audiences, crafting meaningful narratives, and measuring the impact of a design. A variety of international case studies and interviews with practitioners illustrate the challenges and impact of designing for social agendas. These range from traditional media outlets like
The New York Times and
The Guardian, popular science organizations like
National Geographic and
Scientific America, to health institutes like The World Health Organization and The Center for Disease Control. This book allows the no
Table of ContentsChapter 1 - The Roots of Data-Driven Design Information Design vs Data Visualization Historical Overview Case Study: Harry Stevens, Washington Post Evolution of Form Case Study: Jason Treat, National Geographic, World Plastics Methods and Tools
Chapter 2 - Social Good and Empathy Social Good History of Social Design Empathy Case Study: Juanita Londono, Impact Over Form History of Empathy Case Study: Jan Willem Tulp (Tulp Interactive), World Water Atlas Applied Empathy and Humanization Methods
Chapter 3 - Collaboration and the Process of Data-Driven Design The Evolution of Design Processes and Data Exploration Case Study: Bryan Christie Design, National Geographic, Katie’s New Face Case Study: Dino Citraro, Periscopic, Pacific Salmon Explorer Collaborative Opportunity Starts Early Case Study: Sophia Aliferi and Courtney Marchese, Fifth Wave
Chapter 4 - Truth and Integrity in Data Presentation Data Literacy Best Practices of Honest Data Carbon Footprint, David McCandless Rhetoric and Persuasion Avoiding Misleading Data Case Study: WHO, Violence Info Maps Case Study: Pablo Robles, South China Morning Post Methods - Finding and Cleaning Data
Chapter 5 - Crafting a Meaningful Narrative Exploratory to Explanatory Data Functions and Goals of Storytelling with Data Case Study: Martin Krzywinski, The Many Paths of COVID-19 Spread Case Study: Pentagram, Covid-19 Press Briefing Graphics Persuasion and Memorability Narrative Structure and Plot Case Study: Dawn Kai, Reuters, Life in the Camps Case Study: Werner Helmich, GOV | DNA Storyboarding
Chapter 6 - Visual Cues Introduction Perception and Gestalt Marks, Type, Color, and Other Graphic Details Case Study: Shin-Yun Chiang, Houston Flooding and Poverty Case Study: Sarthak Kathuria, Georgia Peach W.E.B. Du Bois and Black America The Influence of Isotype Case Study: Institute for Disease Modeling, Malaria Lifecycle Methods and Tools - Making Better Icon Systems
Chapter 7 - Measuring Impact, with Laura Willis, PhD Case Study: Nadieh Bremer, The Guardian Goals and Reach Research Methods Evaluation Design Evaluation Materials Common Mistakes and Key Considerations Case Study: Giorgia Lupi, Bruises Conclusion Image Credits Index
