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Data narratives: Apologies
In this series, the Data and Interactive Journalism class will take you beyond the numbers and discover the human narratives they reveal. Each piece in the series will dive into a different aspect of the human condition, from the rhythms of our daily routines to the broader societal trends that shape our collective existence. By transforming raw data into visual stories; we aim to provide new perspectives and insights into the familiar and the overlooked aspects of life. Our topic this week is apologies. Apologies are moments where we acknowledge mistakes and seek to make amends. Our visualizations aim to quantify and illustrate how we say sorry, the impact of…
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Data narratives: introductions
Building on last year’s success, the Data and Interactive Journalism will publish a series exploring a variety of topics through data visualization. The series takes inspiration from the book Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec. In their book, Lupi and Posavec embarked on a creative journey, swapping hand-drawn visualizations on postcards that captured the ebbs and flows of their daily lives. Our class will use a similar method, to explore personal narratives and the data that bind our collective experiences. Our first topic is introductions and connection. Kicking off with the theme of introductions, we examine how our lives change and shape our interactions in the world. Personal evolution is…
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Data narratives: introductions
This semester, the Data and Interactive Journalism class will publish a series exploring a variety of topics through data visualization. The series takes inspiration from the book Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec. Dear Data is a visual and narrative record of a year-long project where the authors exchanged postcards weekly. These hand-drawing data visualizations represented different aspects of their lives. We will use a similar approach to create visualizations and reflect on our personal experiences and emotions through data. Our first topic is introductions and connection. It is easy to feel disconnected from others in today’s fast-paced and often impersonal world. But as humans, we have a…
