Data Visualization & Information Design

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is an intermediate course that focuses on the design of information for a variety of purposes and contexts. Students will utilize previous knowledge of typography, composition, imagemaking, and concept development to solve problems that are informationally driven. Outcomes may include the design of instructions, data visualizations, warnings, forms, and curriculum that are used to inform, persuade, or collect information from users. Through user-centered methods, students will discover how to test and improve the performance of designed artifacts. This class is primarily structured around assigned studio problems. Students will divide their time between lecture, critique, demonstration, presentations, and in-class work.