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Beyond Reporting- Data and Analytics December 9th, 2014

Agenda Defining Data Visualizations Community Examples Creating a graphic- Telling our story Data Visualization Tools

tes/gatoolkit/ … a few key resources 2014 LawHelp.org and probono.net Training Series HelpDesks and SWEB support site LSNTAP Webinars Data Visualizations through Dashboards Data Visualizations through Dashboards and GIS MappingGIS Mapping

What will you learn today? Storyboard concepts Community examples of data visualizations Third-party tools to help you tell your story How might you use information from today’s training to make improvements to your site? tes/gatoolkit/

WHAT IS DATA VISUALIZATION?

Data Visualization is… any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. (WhatIs.com)

Why use Data Visualization? ● Effective communication tool ● Collaboration/information sharing ● Promote audience engagement

Data tells a story Who accesses information User types What information they access – Emerging legal/legislative trends How users access information – Dedicated portals, site navigation, direct searches etc. Why users access information

COMMUNITY EXAMPLES

Do you have favorite examples of graphics or data visualizations? Share them! Type them in the chat box!

LawHelpNY- Divorce Aggregation

Montana Legal Services Association

Board Metrics

Human Trafficking

Georgia Advocates

CREATING A GRAPHIC- TELLING OUR STORY

Purposes Audience Data Story board Tools Identify your… And disseminate your visualization

Identify Your Purpose Why are you creating the graphic? What information are you communicating? What is your call to action? What insights would you like your user to take away from your visualization?

Identify your audience o Funders o Board members o Public o Client population

Identify your data ● Big Data ● Government Data Sets ● Site analytics ● Site surveys Validate!

Identify/create your storyboard Key components of your purpose Pair them with the data you’ve collected Determine best story-telling method The story of one person Historic arch of an issue Arch of several issues

Identify your tool What tools do you already have? What tools do you already use? Why do you need a new tool? Remember: There is time involved in learning new tools!!!

Integrate and Disseminate your Graphic

DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS

Google Charts

Tableau

Javascript Libraries

Infographics Free Online Infographic Editors ● Piktochart Piktochart ● Visual.ly Visual.ly Templates for download Smashing Apps Smashing Apps

Mapping Free Online Mapping o Polymaps Polymaps o OpenLayers OpenLayers o CartoDB CartoDB o Google Fusion Google Fusion LSNTAP/LSC GIS Mapping Webinar Series!

Pro Bono Graphics Solicit a designer on a volunteer/reduced price basis

DON’T FORGET THE BASICS

But I’m Not a Graphic Designer... ● Graphics: Inkscape & Gimp ● Online tools: o colorbrewer2.org o onextrapixel.com ● Symbol fonts

Choose Your Content Carefully ● Short Points ● Plain language ● Empty Space ● Relevant Graphics

Maintaining privacy ● Review the privacy policy of your tools ● Use large data sets without identifying information ● Usually avoided with free tools

Key questions Once you’ve collected the information… What is the purpose of your graphic? Who is your audience? What data do you need? What type of story are you looking to tell? What are your tools? tes/gatoolkit/

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