CSC Workshop: Data Visualization with The Pudding

November 4, 2023

In-person / Pulitzer Hall, Brown Institute (Ground Floor) / Apply to attend

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Add to Calendar 2023-11-04 10:00:00 2023-11-04 16:00:00 CSC Workshop: Data Visualization with The Pudding Graphical (or pictorial) presentations of data have become an almost essential part of journalistic practice. Data visualization helps us see patterns in data and is an important tool for finding stories. Over the past decade, major outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Reuters are publishing data visualizations that push the idea of storytelling, creating new data-driven ways to inform and entertain. Alongside these graphics are newsrooms based entirely on data visualization, including the Kontinentalist and The Pudding. In this day-long workshop co-sponsored by the Brown Institute and Barnard Vagelos Computational Science Center, members of The Pudding will immerse participants in their tried-and-true design process, segmented into four stages: story, data, design, and development. The session will begin with Story, a throughline that should resonate with all participants of the program. As we’ve all experienced, the strongest visualizations are those with equally strong narratives. Diving deeper, students will be introduced to the realm of Data. Using curated datasets around key topics, students will seek to uncover the nuances of integrating specific, meaningful data with their narratives. The emphasis then shifts to the visual canvas, focusing on the core elements of Design. The goal is to ensure that every story is captivating both visually and narratively. And culminating the day is a glimpse into Development. While the intricacies of programming might remain in the backdrop, attendees will understand and appreciate the development scaffolding that turns their narratives and designs into dynamic interactive features. We will only be able to accommodate 24 students. Applications are due by 12pm on Wednesday, October 25. Notices will be sent out on Friday, October 27. About the Presenters Caitlyn Ralph is the Studio Director at Polygraph. She likes film photography, running, Animal Crossing, a band called Inhaler, and a K-pop group called Stray Kids. Mostly Stray Kids. Mostly Jeongin. 🦊🐶🐁 You can follow her on the socials or check out her website. She has worked on seven stories to date. Alvin Chang is an assistant professor of Journalism and Design at the New School. He’s a data and visual journalist who has worked in several newsrooms, most recently as Head of Visuals and Data at Guardian US. His work as a journalist often combines deep reporting with data analysis to help readers clearly understand the world around them. His stories often show how small decisions accrue into invisible problems like discrimination, segregation, and ultimately dehumanization. And he makes those things visible using data viz, interactives, cartoons, and videos. This workshop is planned to take place in person at Pulitzer Hall, Brown Institute (Ground Floor). We look forward to seeing you there! For more information about the Barnard CSC, go to https://www.csc.barnard.edu or follow us on Instagram and X (@barnard_csc). In-person / Pulitzer Hall, Brown Institute (Ground Floor) / Apply to attend Barnard College barnard-admin@digitalpulp.com America/New_York public
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Graphical (or pictorial) presentations of data have become an almost essential part of journalistic practice. Data visualization helps us see patterns in data and is an important tool for finding stories. Over the past decade, major outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Reuters are publishing data visualizations that push the idea of storytelling, creating new data-driven ways to inform and entertain. Alongside these graphics are newsrooms based entirely on data visualization, including the Kontinentalist and The Pudding.

In this day-long workshop co-sponsored by the Brown Institute and Barnard Vagelos Computational Science Center, members of The Pudding will immerse participants in their tried-and-true design process, segmented into four stages: story, data, design, and development. The session will begin with Story, a throughline that should resonate with all participants of the program. As we’ve all experienced, the strongest visualizations are those with equally strong narratives. Diving deeper, students will be introduced to the realm of Data. Using curated datasets around key topics, students will seek to uncover the nuances of integrating specific, meaningful data with their narratives. The emphasis then shifts to the visual canvas, focusing on the core elements of Design. The goal is to ensure that every story is captivating both visually and narratively. And culminating the day is a glimpse into Development. While the intricacies of programming might remain in the backdrop, attendees will understand and appreciate the development scaffolding that turns their narratives and designs into dynamic interactive features.

We will only be able to accommodate 24 students. Applications are due by 12pm on Wednesday, October 25. Notices will be sent out on Friday, October 27.

About the Presenters

Caitlyn Ralph is the Studio Director at Polygraph. She likes film photography, running, Animal Crossing, a band called Inhaler, and a K-pop group called Stray Kids. Mostly Stray Kids. Mostly Jeongin. 🦊🐶🐁 You can follow her on the socials or check out her website. She has worked on seven stories to date.

Alvin Chang is an assistant professor of Journalism and Design at the New School. He’s a data and visual journalist who has worked in several newsrooms, most recently as Head of Visuals and Data at Guardian US. His work as a journalist often combines deep reporting with data analysis to help readers clearly understand the world around them. His stories often show how small decisions accrue into invisible problems like discrimination, segregation, and ultimately dehumanization. And he makes those things visible using data viz, interactives, cartoons, and videos.

This workshop is planned to take place in person at Pulitzer Hall, Brown Institute (Ground Floor).

We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information about the Barnard CSC, go to https://www.csc.barnard.edu or follow us on Instagram and X (@barnard_csc).

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