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Thursday 14 February 201913h45: Introductive conference by Benjamin Bach (University of Edinburgh)• Presentation◦ Edinburgh lab ◦ Research mission▪ Exploration / Explanation▪ Multi-modal▪ Analytics ◦ Selected Projects▪ Time curves▪ Vistorian▪ Data comics • Workshop outline ◦ Goals: ▪ Why datavis works (today)▪ Theoretical foundations (today)▪ Define tasks and context (today)▪ Sketch ideas (today + tomorrow)▪ vis techniques (tomorrow)▪ Vis tools (tomorrow)▪ Communication + Presentation (tomorrow)▪ visualize own data! (today+tomorrow)▪ Discussion + networking◦ Schedule◦ Material:▪ Files for today▪ Own data • Participant presentation ◦ Background, interests in workshop◦ What do you want? • Introduction into data vis◦ Visualization gone wrong◦ Exploration vs. Explanation◦ Visualization success stories◦ Perceptional backgrounds◦ Bertin variables 15h00: Break15h15: Hands-on workshop: Tools• Sketching theory and background • Sketch warm-up• Sketch pre-defined data (restaurant visits, titanic, SIMD)• Own data◦ Develop tasks / scenarios / challenges◦ Concept sketches• Participants show stuff• Discussion and wrap up◦ Questions about today?◦ Preview for tomorrow▪ Morning: tutorials / afternoon: free work and discussion▪ A) Focus on networks: ▪ Network visualization overview▪ Vistorian tutorial▪ Vistorian own time ▪ B) General tools▪ Walk through some tools▪ Try and play with some tools ▪ C) Storytelling ▪ Presentation ▪ Data comics ▪ Create data comics◦ Feedback 16:30: EndFriday 15 February 20199h00: Hands-on workshop: Data vis tools • Walk through some data visualization tools ◦ Datawrapper◦ Rawgraphs◦ Vistorian • Play with own data10h30: Break10h45: Hands-on workshop: Storytelling and presentation OR free working• Lecture on presentation and storytelling• Time to explore and try with own data 12h15: Lunch13h30 Hands-on workshop: free working• Free time working on own data set, Benjamin helping15h30 Wrap up Data Visualization Workshop• Questions• General Feedback from participants 