Data Visualization: Best Practices

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Amy Balliett

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01-Introduction

01-Best practices of data visualization.mp4

02:32

02-What you will learn.mp4

01:13

03-Exercise files.mp4

00:29

02-Why Data Viz Matters

01-The importance of data viz in todays market.mp4

02:13

02-A quick history of data viz.mp4

03:47

03-Our level of data literacy The brain science.mp4

04:30

04-Our level of data literacy The charts that matter.mp4

02:30

05-Using simple charts and graphs.mp4

05:42

06-Using complex charts and graphs.mp4

05:33

07-Challenge Pop quiz.mp4

00:21

08-Solution Pop quiz.mp4

03:51

03-Identifying and Shaping Your Data

01-Key questions to ask.mp4

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02-Question 1 Who is your audience.mp4

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03-Question 2 What are your objectives.mp4

02:48

04-Question 3 What data will serve your objectives.mp4

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05-Question 4 What chart or graph is best.mp4

04:09

06-Challenge The best charts to use.mp4

02:27

07-Solution The best charts to use.mp4

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04-Data Viz Mistakes to Avoid

01-Being a data fiduciary.mp4

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02-Mistake 1 Putting form over function.mp4

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03-Mistake 2 Improper use of scales.mp4

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04-Mistake 3 Manipulating the axis.mp4

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05-Mistake 4 Forcing your audience to do math.mp4

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06-Mistake 5 Organizing data passively.mp4

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07-Mistake 6 Assuming percentage equals pie.mp4

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08-Challenge Data viz mistakes.mp4

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09-Solution Data viz mistakes.mp4

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05-Designing Charts and Graphs

01-Creating bar graphs in Adobe Illustrator.mp4

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02-Creating pie charts in Adobe Illustrator.mp4

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03-Creating line and area graphs in Adobe Illustrator.mp4

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04-How to use labels and color.mp4

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06-Conclusion

01-Thank you.mp4

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Description

Media and marketing efforts often rely on data visualizations to prove a point quickly. But poorly designed visualizations can be misleading and can even become a source of global scrutiny. To succeed in design and marketing today, you need to know how to interpret and properly visualize data. This course, developed and led by Killer Infographics CEO, Amy Balliett, walks you through the ins and outs of creating accurate and compelling data visualizations. She shows you how to identify and shape your data with key questions, as well as how to avoid common data visualization mistakes. Amy covers creating bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and area graphs in Adobe Illustrator and goes over how to better contextualize your data visualizations with labels and color. Using these tips, you'll learn how to stand out from the crowd and create charts and graphs that combine precision with visual appeal.

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Amy Balliett

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Amy Balliett made a name for herself as the CEO and Founder of the creative content agency, Killer Visual Strategies (formerly Killer Infographics). A seasoned entrepreneur, she owned her first company—a candy store and ice cream parlor—at the age of 17 before heading off for college. She subsequently built a successful career in film and marketing before launching Killer in 2010. Within a few years, Killer Visual Strategies grew to become the industry leader in visual communication, driving visual strategy and creative content campaigns for global brands including Microsoft, Boeing, Adobe, Nikon, Starbucks, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United Nations, and more. By 2018, Balliett and her executive team sold Killer to an agency collaborative and subsequently joined fellow agency leaders in building Material. Named the Number One Global Strategic Consulting Firm by GRIT in 2021, Material combines the talent of 12 leading agencies, consisting of 1200+ global employees across the practices of research, strategy, design, and brand building. Today, Balliett is the Senior Fellow of Visual Strategy for Material, serves as the Chief Visual Strategist on several boards, and is an award winning author. Considered an expert in her field, Balliett speaks at dozens of conferences each year including SXSW, Adobe MAX, Content Marketing World, and more. She is also a regular teacher at The School of Visual Concepts, a guest lecturer at several colleges and universities, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor.

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