Events
PDHP Workshop: Communicating through Data Visualization
Please join for the latest PDHP workshop “Communicating Through Data Visualization“presented by Eytan Adar of the University of Michigan. This workshop will present best practices for the design and construction of data/information visualizations from a perceptual and cognitive basis, while also demonstrating the use of state-of-the art software tools (such as RAWGraphs and Adobe Illustrator) to maximize aesthetics and effectiveness in communicating with your target audience. Attendees will also receive demonstrations of some unique and unconventional visualization approaches such as tornado plots, hive plots, and more!
The event is June 26, 2025, from 9 to 1, live at ISR Thompson Room 6050, or on Zoom.
Topics covered:
- Perceptual and cognitive basics for information/data visualization
- Theories and tools to build effective and aesthetic visualizations (using tools such as RAWGraphs and Adobe Illustrator)
- An introduction to unconventional visualization types and tools (including tornado plots, HOPs, hive plots, Upset, and more)
As always, this workshop is free of cost and open to the public, so please feel free to distribute this e-mail to others who may be interested. For more information and to RSVP, please visit pdhp.isr.umich.edu/
For video and resources from our past workshops, please check out the PDHP Youtube playlist and adjoining materials archive.