Data and visual storytelling - how to make numbers look great
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Hacks/Hackers Johannesburg invite you to a hack day/workshop on...
Data and visual storytelling - how to make numbers look great
When looking for stories in data, analysing the raw numbers is only half the work: the real magic comes when you present it. How do leading websites like The Economist, The Financial Times and Quartz produce just so many graphs a day without ever looking dull?
From infographs to interactive charts, mobile applications to mapping tools, there’s a wealth of options open for anyone who needs to put numbers in front of users or readers without putting them to sleep. Whether you're producing news, features, apps or games, presenting data is a vital skill for any communicator in the internet age.
As part of the Fak’ugesi Digital Arts Festival (http://www.fakugesi.co.za) running throughout August and September this year, Hacks/Hackers Johannesburg is partnering with designers from the Praekelt Foundation (http://praekeltfoundation.org) and elsewhere for a day long workshop on data visualisation. We’ll bring the data*, you just bring a laptop and a willingness to get your hands dirty and, working in teams, we’ll see who can produce the most vivid storytelling for the visual generation.
Coders, journalists, designers, students, games developers - all are welcome. We'll see you at JoziHub on Saturday 30th August, 9.30 for 10am (map link here (https://www.google.co.za/maps/place/Jozihub/@-26.185428,28.01937,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x1e950c0a71071d13:0xb2769c720af6ec8f)).
*Or better yet, bring your own!