Presentation by Innovation Network's Johanna Morariu and Ann K. Emery at the Joint Affinity Groups Unity Conference, held June 6, 2014 in Washington, DC.

1. DataViz
Johanna Morariu
Ann K. Emery
for Philanthropists
@j_morariu
@annkemery

2. Intro to Dataviz

3. charts & graphs infographics
diagramspictures
maps
Ready
AimFire

4. A State-based Healthcare Funder

5. Case Studies

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8. Dataviz Design
Process

9. Dataviz Design Process
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Reduce the clutter2
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Directly label
Emphasize key findings with color
Summarize your story in the title5
Select your story
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Are you doing it right?
Share

10. graphic design data/statistics

11. Select your story
Which chart is best for my data?
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12. Select your story
Explore preliminary patterns by doodling on paper
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13. Select your story
Explore preliminary patterns by doodling on paper
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14. Select your story
Surround yourself with charts
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15. 1 Reduce the clutter
Remove or reduce the border, grid lines, and tick marks
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16. Directly label
Lose the legend—place details right next to the data
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Maryland
Virginia
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
DC
Maryland
Virginia
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3

17. 1 Emphasize key findings with color
Choose a custom color palette—no default colors
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18. 1 Emphasize key findings with color
Guide the reader’s eye with your action color
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19. Summarize your story in the title
Add captions or annotations when more details are needed
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20. Are you doing it right?
The Squint Test
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21. What does this
chart mean to you?
Are you doing it right?
The Significant Other Test
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22. Are you doing it right?
Data Visualization Checklist
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23. Twitter
Reports
Sharing7
Reports
Handouts
Presentations
& Webinars
Twitter
Master
Chart
Videos

24. Sharing: Reports
Aim for brevity and variety
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25. Sharing: Presentations
Storyboarding to explain one piece at a time
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26. Sharing: Videos
Example: youtube.com/annkemery
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27. Sharing: Handouts
Emphasize your most important chart
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28. Sharing: Snapshots
One-page highlights for each grantee
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29. Sharing: Twitter
Photos for context; 2:1 aspect ratio
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Sharing: Dashboards
Group charts thematically
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31. Sharing: Postcards
Hand-drawn okay
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32. Tools

33. Excel
Tutorials: annkemery.com/excel

34. Alaska Hawaii
Maps
presentationmagazine.com/editable-maps

35. Mindmaps
Mindmeister

36. Social network maps
NodeXL tutorial: slideshare.net/j_morariu
#JAGUnity2014
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#JAGUnity2014
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37. Social network maps
NodeXL tutorial: slideshare.net/j_morariu
#JAGUnity2014
86 tweets by
50 tweeters
@EPIPnational

38. Social network maps
NodeXL tutorial: slideshare.net/j_morariu

39. Books
edwardtufte.com

40. Twitter
twitter.com/annkemery/lists/dataviz
@PostGraphics
@NYTgraphics
@WSJgraphics

41. thumbsupviz.com & @thumbsupviz
Tumblr gallery of great charts

42. Next Steps

43. Start Small

44. Build Capacity & Skills

45. Use the Right Dataviz Tool

46. DataViz
Johanna Morariu
Ann K. Emery
for Philanthropists
@j_morariu
@annkemery