Drawing by Numbers | Data visualisation tools and processes for activism and advocacy

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Data and Design Guide

Data & Design How-to's Note 1: Where is your evidence?

Data & Design How-to's Note 2: Data basics

Data & Design How-to's Note 3: Opening open data

Data & Design How-to's Note 4: Visualisation basics – the three 'gets'

Data & Design How-to's Note 5: Get the idea

Data & Design How-to's Note 6: Get the picture

Data & Design How-to's Note 7: Get the details

Data & Design how-to's Note 7: Get the details

Note 7: Get the details

In this Note, we'll help you escape the tyranny of the 60-page report. Clear and compelling stories can be told using high-quality data. They can increase people’s understanding and focus attention on the most pressing or revealing aspects of your issue. We'll look at how to craft stories, create visual executive summaries that alter your audience's perceptions. We'll also look a what makes good (and bad) infographics... continue reading.