We were recently thinking about the outputs of our projects and the types of document, web site or data CD we needed to compile for our client evaluations, research reports, market analysis or evidence based recommendations.
Basic principles of number analysis were reasonably clear to frame verbally, but what about visual design in terms of improving understanding for our clients. The dreaded phrase ‘…let’s do an info-graphic’ heaved itself over the horizon.
Blanching, we pressed ahead with trying to lay out some basic principles of how the data should not only be interpreted, but stylised and presented for consumption appropriate to the intended audience.
Never keen to re-invent the electric light all over again, in our research we came across a great Speaker Deck presentation which beautifully enunciated our thinking around how to present data in interesting and clear ways. (Great work by the author – zakiwarfel )
You can see the presentation on our data design page on the Collected Works main web site here. The author has laid out our forthcoming design template thinking perfectly. If we can use our principles to present your data, just let us know here.
Speaker Deck is a free pdf conversion app from Github – you can see more here.