Heat Maps

A heat map is a term that appears to encompass several different forms of recording data. The uses of a heat map vary greatly, but the design of a heat map relies heavily on the use of color to help the viewer understand the information. The most popular way a…

Trees & Graphs

Trees are nothing more than restricted types of graphs, just with many more rules to follow. A tree will always be a graph, but not all graphs will be trees.Trees always have a root node and follow a simple parent-child relationship.A tree diagram or graph is best used…

Bar Graph

DEFINITIONBar graph is the easiest way to present the data. A graph showing the table as a bar. Bar charts can easily compare the number of each figures and show a more accurate number than other graphs. Therefore, Bar graph is an effective way to compare items between different groups.…

Histogram

The word histogram is said to come from the name 'Historical Diagram' deriving from 1891. A type of bar chart, the histogram, quickly lets you see the shape and distribution of a given set of continuous data. The values Histograms typically represent are integers. Unlike a standard bar chart, that…

Chernoff Faces

Chernoff Faces are a method for diagramming multiple variables of data at once through facial features (eyes, nose, hair, ears, mouth, eyebrows) with size, orientation, shape, color, and placement potentially representing different attributes of a single observation based on numeric values in a data set. Our visual system is tuned…

Week 1

Assessment of student skills, levels, and interests What do you want to learn in this class? What sorts of data/information graphics work have you done previously? Any coding or stats experience? Introduction to course goals and expectations Intro talk Exercise: Catalog & Classify Create and publish a new post…

Nothing but a Number

Over the next two weeks you will create one poster every other day. On one day, find a single number from a different subject area that interests you and spend your time thinking about how the scale of that value could be communicated formally. On the next day, create a…

Policies

Academic Integrity PolicyAt Pratt, students, faculty, and staff do creative and original work. This is one of our community values. For Pratt to be a space where everyone can freely create, our community must adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity. Academic integrity at Pratt means using your own…

Syllabus

Charts and graphs have an indisputable aura of objectivity and yet, much like statistics, they have an immense power to either elucidate or mislead. What does it mean for an information graphic to be ‘honest’ with its data? And how can we as designers (and citizens) know when a representation…

Welcome to Ghost

Welcome, it's great to have you here. We know that first impressions are important, so we've populated your new site with some initial getting started posts that will help you get familiar with everything in no time.…

Publishing options

The Ghost editor has everything you need to fully optimise your content. This is where you can add tags and authors, feature a post, or turn a post into a page.…

Creating a custom theme

Ghost comes with a beautiful default theme called Casper, which is designed to be a clean, readable publication layout and can be easily adapted for most purposes.…