Infographics: Data Visualization Workshop

A three day workshop and exhibition of produced works with Giorgio Uboldi and Donato Ricci from Density Design, Milan and Sciences PO, Paris.

The quantity and the complexity of data and information produced from media and especially digital newspaper has grown exponentially. However, amid a situation of abundance and richness, the opposite is also true, and the ability to extract value and enable the construction of meaning appears to be poor. People need and have the desire to access, understand, and use this huge quantity of information in an effective way, and explicitly need skills concerning both the construction of a visual representation of complex data, as the direct contact with the data: its extraction, manipulation, organization and communication. During the workshop participants will explore articles related to Lebanon published in foreigner newspapers to understand how Lebanon is perceived abroad, which are the main actors, relations and most relevant topics.

The aim of the workshop is to learn how to extract meaning from big datasets to create infographic visualization that will allow one to unveil and describe the hidden stories. The workshop will be run by a team of four members of Density Design (Donato Ricci, Giorgio Uboldi, Matteo Azzi, Azzurra Pini)

Who should attend? The course is aimed at students, visual communication professionals, journalists, and any others interested in learning about and experimenting with visual tools and methodologies to help different users understand and make sense of data and information. Basic knowledge of graphic software (e.g: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop) is highly recommended.

Maximum number of participants: 20. Price: $50.