Jan 18 Week 01
Intro, Process
Start Encoding data
GDES-360 spring 2023 / David Ramos, American University Design
Data Visualization
and Information Design
Three-dimensional chart showing electricity demand in the Manchester, England area, hour-by-hour and day-by day, 1951–1954. Photo: Science Museum Group, CC BY-NC-SA. (more)
Schedule
Jan 25 Week 02
Encodings and elementary perceptual tasks; JavaScript
Show Encoding data / Start Change over time
Feb 1 Week 03
JavaScript, Observable, and the Vega-Lite API
Feb 8 Week 04
Time-series data
Finish Change over time / Start Ranges of values
Feb 15 Week 05
Means, medians, and distributions
Finish Ranges of values / Start Averages
Feb 22 Week 06
Mapping and GISes
Mar 1 Week 07
QGIS
Finish Averages / Start Colors and space
Mar 8 Week 08
Color
Mar 15
Spring Break
Mar 22 Week 10
Studio
Mar 29 Week 11
Cartography
Finish Colors and space / Start Spatial/final
April 5 Week 12
Text and typography for visualization
April 12 Week 13
Facilitating comparisons
April 19 Week 14
Desk crits
April 26 Week 15
Semifinal critique
May 7
Exam period
Finish Spatial/final