This document appears to be notes from a course on data storytelling and narrative visualization. Over the course of several classes, students learned about finding compelling data to analyze, developing storylines and narratives, and creating visualizations to explain the data. The instructor emphasized exploring both explanatory and exploratory uses of data. Students proposed and discussed potential project ideas. The course also covered principles of storytelling from fields like journalism and how to apply structural techniques like Freytag's pyramid.
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About Maria
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Akshansh Chaudhary 1 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
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Akshansh Chaudhary 2 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
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Akshansh Chaudhary 11 MFADT | Parsons School of Design