We all know that the visual is important. It’s why we are in this program. The visual and the interactive are the basis for a lot of what we do and what we will do after this program has been completed. However, it is often easy to forget that while the visual is important, the informational is equally as important. We really have to try and convey both information and strong visuals when we design and create.
This video showed that information is a strong and necessary part of journalism and that, in our effort to make things more visual, we can’t lose the fundamental roots of what makes and gives the visual purpose. Looking at information graphics specifically and our frequent use of them throughout the semester, the visual is important but the content by which the visual is created is equally if not more important.
There is something being done with information graphics that is filling a void that simply words cannot fill. That’s exciting but finding a balance between the two is the only possible way for correct and effective data visualization to occur and sustain itself in this interactive and visual industry. We have to respect the numbers so we can illustrate and visualize them effectively.