Information design is closely related to the field of data visualization and is often. Visualising information for advocacy is tactical techs new 170page book about how advocates and activists use visual elements in their campaigns. It often involves lobbying northern development and political institutions. Visualizing and powering healthy lives putting local data. Its full of examples of interesting design from groups around the world in a variety of media and forms. When visualising information for advocacy these are the factors we need to consider. Information for advocacy visualizing information for advocacy. An introduction to information design i wrote and designed this booklet to introduce advocacy organizations to basic principles and techniques of information design.
An introduction to advocacy training guide by ritu r. It is intended to provide ngos with a useful and powerful tool for advocacy and research. Developing advocacy strategy nine key questions for developing an advocacy strategy if you have an hour to chop a stack of wood, it is worth spending the first half hour sharpening your axe. Though a strength of data visualization is the ability to invite readers to engage with analysis and communications, an ongoing challenge is access and inclusion. One of the first steps in organizing information according to topic or theme. Visualizing for datadriven advocacy jumpstart georgia. Visualizing data for human rights advocacy a guidebook and workshop activity. So, they are ideal tools for fostering greater awareness and supporting advocacy efforts. Cleveland hobart press, 1993 visualizing data by ben fry oreilly, 2007 visualizing information for advocacy by tactical technology collective 2008. Visualizing information for advocacy by margarida andrade issuu. Visualising information for advocacy, the book exposing the invisible. You can facilitate strategic planning by making a visual map of a given situation. Explained in simple language and geared to human rights practitioners, this guidebook was designed to. Tufte graphics press, 2001 visualizing data by william s.
This online conversation brought together human rights defenders who have experience andor interest in visualizing information, as well as experts in this topic, to share their experiences, challenges, ideas and resources with each other. The guidebook provides accessible information on collecting, compiling and visualizing data on human rights issues. Arrange these notes freely into shapes and clusters that make sense. Data visualizations can tell a clear concise story about why an issue is important and why change is needed. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Visualizing data for human rights advocacy escrnet. Information design is the practice of presenting information in a way that fosters an efficient and. Information design can help tell your story to a variety of constituencies. Card sorting is an exercise used by designers and information architects to help structure data in groupings that make sense. Data visualization for human rights advocacy request pdf. Your message will be more compelling if you understand and apply the visualization principles in this guide.
Visualisation tools visualising information for advocacy. Visualizing for datadriven advocacy vda builds on the successes of visualizing the news in georgia vng since launching feradi info, the face of vng, in january 20, we have become convinced more than ever that visualizing is the tip of the iceburg when it comes to engaging an audience with facts and information. Visualizing data for advocacy this is a great book about how advocates and activists have used visual elements in their campaigns and explores how to influence issues using the right combination of information, design, technologies and networks. An introduction to information design social design notes. Visualizing information for advocacy new tactics in human. An introduction to information design is a manual aimed at helping ngos and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects through communicating vital information with greater impact. Research the issue information from constituents is the key to advocacy. New technologies have unlocked a world of high quality, freely accessible data on the web and made it easy to create collaborative data sets of your own.
Advocacy is the process of using information strategically to change policies that affect the lives of disadvantaged people. Visualizing information for advocacy an introduction to. In this 170page book we explore how to influence issues using the right combination of information, design, technologies and networks. The challenging power of data visualization for human rights. You can use it as an advocacy tool, for outreach or for education. The visual display of quantitative information, 2nd edition by edward r. Elected officials care about what their constituents have to say. Through over 60 examples of visual information campaigns from around the. An infographic is defined as a visual representation of information. Geographical maps can be as powerful a tool in advocacy as artfully.
An introduction to information design is a manual aimed at helping ngos and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects. The organization also hosted three info activism training camps between 2009 and 20. Elements of visual advocacy visualising information for advocacy. Increasingly southern ngos are developing advocacy skills to challenge local, national and. While visualization can be seen as an independent tactic on its own, it is important to note that for meaningful impact all work needs to be anchored in a larger methodological framework aligned with the issue we. Visualizing information for advocacy intelligent measurement. What other information might the audience need in order to understand the message. One of the most common confusions in the development of advocacy strategy is the difference between strategy and tactics. Download a free pdf copy, either as a single page pdf 5mb, 70mb or as a double. Visualizing information for advocacy an introduction.
In each case, spending some time having students model these processes in a visual context provides students with an opportunity to develop their understanding that would be lacking in a nonvisual context. With the support of the information program, tactical tech and john emerson of and have designed and produced this booklet on information design. To really make a difference as an advocate, you should. Particularly for the sake of advocacy, outreach, and transparency, it is important for human rights information to be accessible and inclusive. To start, put notes on a wall describing aspects of your information.
Free ebook introduction to visual information design six minutes. An introduction to information design visualising information for advocacy 7mb. It is intended to provide contents ngos with a useful and powerful tool for advocacy and research. Well timed, rigorous and wellpresented information is the greatest asset activists possess. What connections between aesthetics and information visualization exist anyway. Page 5 infographics for outreach, advocacy, and marketing april 20 visualizing data infographics are essentially any combination of information and image. This workshop will look at examples of how data visualization can be used for advocacy work, and how to use visualization to make your message clear, compelling, and engaging. Just came across this interesting guide pdf to using visuals for advocacy from the tactical technical collective here is an explanation from the authors. An introduction to information design teaches you how to visually communicate your ideas this free ebook was created by john emerson as a tool to help advocacy groups. Data visualization for advocacy nyu school of law chrgj.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Data visualization for human rights advocacy journal of. Infographics for outreach, advocacy, and marketing. They cover a wide range of visualizations from basic pictograms and photos to diagrams, maps, charts, and tablesall the way up to fullpage packages of photos and charts. Pdf about using visual information for action including case studies and resources. Tactical technology collectives books and publications spotlight. Information, especially understood as evidence and facts, is one of the most important assets for successful human rights advocacy. Visualising information for advocacy tactical technology collective visualising information for advocacy is a book about how advocates and activists use visual elements in their campaigns. Are there particular media that are more or less likely to be accessible by that audience e. Information visualizing for advocacy information an introduction to information design for advocacy an introduction to information design. Data visualizations are often associated with their popular counterparts, information graphics aka infographics.
It is intended to provide ngos with a useful and powerful tool for advocacy. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Sharma support for analysis and research in africa sara health and human resources analysis for africa hhraa u. Visualising information for advocacy by tactical technology collective is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Oct 01, 20 visualizing information for advocacy on.
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