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You no longer need a head for figures or an eye for design to produce informative and compelling infographics. From maps and charts to interactive infographics, simple, free software can make creating data visualisations easier than you might think. This course shows you how to create your own infographics – no matter how little experience of coding you have.
Whether you want to create infographics for a website, presentation or for editorial use, this course will open up a new world of communications. You'll learn how to use import.io to create web crawlers to find the information you need, and extract the raw data from any website without writing a single line of code. Then, data visualisation experts Sophie Sparkes and Alex Gimson will show you how to easily create and publish attractive, interactive data visualisations using Tableau's simple drag-and-drop interface.
By the end of the evening, you'll know how to scrape web pages for data, find stories in a mass of figures, and get involved with the new revolution in instant storytelling.
This course is for you if...
- You want to create infographics for business reports or presentations
- You want to save money on hiring professionals to create data visualisations for your website or business
- You're a journalist who wants to move into data journalism, or simply learn more about the field
- You're a blogger who wants to add an extra dimension to your site
- You're a researcher or academic who wants to provide more coherent and compelling insights into your research
- You work in advocacy and want to tell complex stories about your organisation with increased clarity and impact
PLEASE NOTE: All participants must bring along their own laptops with import.io and Tableau Public already installed. Both pieces of software are free to download online.
Course description
This jargon-free course introduces attendees to data visualisation software that will enable them to find, compile and analyse data, and use it to produce interactive infographics. Topics covered on the evening include:
- How to extract data from web pages
- How to create web crawlers
- Importing data from import.io into Tableau Public
- Creating multiple chart types
- Conducting visual data discovery to find stories hidden in data
- Combining charts into an interactive dashboard
- Publishing and embedding visualisations on the web
We also offer further bespoke Tableau training for teams – click here for more information.
Tutor profiles
Sophie Sparkes is a data analyst at Tableau Software working with the Tableau Public team. She focuses on helping European journalists and bloggers visualise data to tell insightful stories.
Alex Gimson is a user success analyst at import.io. Alex helps new users learn how to turn the web into usable datasets and APIs.
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Details
Date: Monday 19 January 2015
Times: 6.30pm-9.30pm. Check-in begins 30 minutes before the start time.
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £119 (includes VAT, booking fee and drinks)
Event capacity: 18
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
