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Data Viz Project
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Instructions
Create teams of 2. If you are comfortable with a visualisation tool, try pairing up with someone who is struggling.
The Hindu Publishes Data Stories about a variety of topics. These stories find interesting data insights and present them to the reader.
Data For India is a public platform that publishes stories about understanding India through the lens of data.
Find a story in an area that you like, and critique the choice of visualisation. Why does it work or not work for the data? Is it easy to read and understand? Does it support the point that the story is trying to make?
Then, try and come up with a better visualisation for the the same data. What did you change? Why is it better? Try using Flourish to make the redesigned visualisation.
Note: Some of the stories require a premium subscription to The Hindu. The rest can be accessed by creating a free account.
Submission format
Upto 5 minute presentation with:
- A link to the data story along with 3/4 key points that it makes.
- The visualisation(s) in the story that you want to redesign
- Issues identified with the existing visualisation
- Your redesigned visualisation
- What did you change? How is it better now?
FAQ
I can't figure out where the article sourced the data from. What do I do?
If you can back-calculate the data values from the chart, you can do that. If there are too many values and you feel like you'll spend too much time doing that, look for another story.
Can I use a source other than the two listed here?
Yes, but make sure it's a data journalism piece that is using data to tell a story or explain something.