JTC 517 - Advanced Information Graphics

How do you design images to tell the story of your project? How can you harness cutting-edge technologies to create static, interactive, and animated visuals that capture your target audience’s interest and communicate your message? In a creative learning space, explore the best practices for creating infographics and data visualizations.

This course is designed to help you:

• Understand methods and frameworks for designing different types of information and data visualizations.
• Create accurate, persuasive, and ethical data visualizations in static, interactive, and animated formats.
• Identify strategies to use the correct data visualization method based on the communication needs of your project and the nature of your data.
• Propose alternatives that would improve design, data flow and visual storytelling of data visualizations, infographics or research projects.

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information.  Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.