Workshop: Simple & Free Data Visualization Tools
Details
There are dozens of commercial applications out there to create data visualizations and dozens more of free online applications. In this session, we will take a closer look at easy and free to use web applications. Based on a simple data set, we will build charts from scratch with different tools to compare their usability and usefulness. Our hope is that people with little experience in data visualization will find a tool that matches their own needs.
Tools:
- Datawrapper (https://www.datawrapper.de)
- RAWGraphs (https://rawgraphs.io)
- Flourish (https://flourish.studio)
Format:
This session will be a tutorial-style walkthrough, where everyone can follow along on their own laptop to try out the presented tools themselves. If you want to follow along, please bring your own computer. If you’re just curious to see what tools are available, you’re absolutely welcome to just lean back and enjoy the show.
Agenda:
12:00 Doors open
12:00–12:30 Sandwiches & chats
12:30–13:00 Round of tutorials
13:00–13:30 Questions & answers
13:30 Goodbye!
Language:
To include a multitude of perspectives, the spoken language of this meetup will be English. We will have native German, French, and Italian speaking hosts who will be happy to support with translations.
Interactive Things will provide a light lunch and lead the tutorial.