This project will walk you through the creation of data visualizations in the Digital Humanities. Visualization allows humanists to make sense of large sets of data in the form of graphs, charts, infographics, information dashboards, and more to demonstrate complicated information and tell stories in a more intriguing and interactive way. This module will develop skills in clean, concise, clear data visualizations using DH tools.
Estimated Completion Time: 3.5 Hours
Visualization allows humanists to make sense of large sets of data in the form of graphs, charts, infographics, information dashboards, and more to demonstrate complicated information and tell stories in a more intriguing and interactive way.
Manovich, Lev. “What Is Visualization?” Manovich.Net, 2012.
Klein, Lauren F. “Visualization as Argument.” Lklein, Dec. 2014.
Drucker, Johanna. “Humanities Approaches to Graphical Display.” Digital Humanities Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, 2011.
Klein, Lauren F. “The Image of Absence: Archival Silence, Data Visualization, and James Hemings.” American Literature, vol. 85, no. 4, 2013, pp. 661–88.
FlowingData: Guides - https://flowingdata.com/category/guides/ (look through a few guides that interest you)