http://transmissionproject.org/taxonomy/term/144/0 en http://transmissionproject.org/current/2009/10/telling-compelling-stories-with-data <p><img src="http://transmissionproject.org/sites/transmissionproject.org/files/data-visuals.png" alt="Data Visualization" /></p> <p>I am blown away by the <a href="http://transmissionproject.org/resources/2009/10/visualizing-usage-data">data</a> <a href="http://transmissionproject.org/resources/2009/10/visualising-social-media-reporting">visualizations</a> created by <span class="caps">VISTA</span> Billy Brown serving at the Community Center of St. Bernard. The image above is part of a data report that his supervisor found so compelling she took it to a&nbsp;funder.</p> <p>As a grantwriter, I have to balance storytelling with data. Usually, this means mixing anecdotes with statistics: a quote here, a pie chart there. What comes out is compelling but&nbsp;disjointed.</p> <p>By creating a beautiful, accessible, yet information rich series of charts and visuals, this graphic tells a powerful story <em>with</em>&nbsp;data.</p> <p>A picture can tell a 1000 words; it can also tell a 1000 numbers&#8230;. and amazingly have them make&nbsp;sense. </p> http://transmissionproject.org/current/2009/10/telling-compelling-stories-with-data#comments data storytelling visual visualizations Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:23:05 +0000 Ben Sheldon 117 at http://transmissionproject.org