LibGuides: Digital Humanities: Visualisation

Getting Started

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge. When done well, they are a great way to communicate complex data in a visual format.

infogr.am
New to building an infographic? Infogr.am is a popular option for beginners. Basic package is free.
10 free tools for creating infographics
Complied by CreativeBlog. All tools are free although some may charge for extra features.
SmartDraw
SmartDraw is a diagram tool used to make flowcharts, organization charts, mind maps, project charts, and other visuals [subscription required].

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Tooling Up for Digital Humanities: Introduction to Data Visualisation
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An introduction to data visualisations, what forms they can take, and the challenges with creating them .
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Visualization as a Digital Humanities ________ ?
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A presentation given at HASTAC 2013 in Toronto, Canada by Tara Zepel.
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Visualising Information for Advocacy
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Visualising Information for Advocacy is both a book and website/blog with links to tools and techniques for working with and visualising data.

Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi; Stefanie Posavec; Maria Popova
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Infographics by Jason Lankow; Ross Crooks; Josh Ritchie
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
Semiology of Graphics by Jacques Bertin
Publication Date: 2010-11-01
Humanities Data in R by Taylor Arnold; Lauren Tilton
Publication Date: 2015-09-23
Visualising Information for Advocacy
Free eBook

Infographics: An Introduction
This introductory guide provides an overview of the different ways which infographics can be produced, some tips for creating infographics, as well as a short guide to producing simple infographics using Inkscape and Microsoft Publisher. Author Jennifer Ferreira, researcher based in the Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University.
How to turn your journal article into an infographic
Top 7 tips from the Journal of Marketing Management on how to turn your Article into an Infographic.

Datavisualization.ch
A selection of recommended tools for creating meaningful and beautiful data visualizations, published by Interactive Things, a design and technology studio based in Zürich, Switzerland. If you're not into programming, you can limit the list to applications that can be used without writing a single line of code (top right).
Econsultancy: 17 visualisation tools to make your data beautiful
This is a list of various different free and premium tools and platforms available which will allow you to communicate data in a variety of different formats, from interactive charts, to infographics, to maps, to word clouds.
Humanities + Design a Research Lab at Stanford University
Humanities scholars and students, designers, engineers, and computer scientists engage together in ongoing tool design as defined by the specific needs of participating humanities projects.
39 Data Visualization Tools for Big Data
39 data visualization tools for big data (listed in no particular order). Represent some of the best, most comprehensive, sophisticated-yet-flexible visualization tools available.
Sketchfab
Sketchfab is a platform to publish, share and discover 3D and VR content.

Want to create a visual freehand? Consider these options:

Prezi
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Publisher
Google Drawings
Photoshop

The beauty of data visualization

Be inspired

David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

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This guide continues to evolve, and we really welcome your feedback so we can continue to improve it. Please let us know if you find:

Incorrect or irrelevant details, tools that don't work, dead links or otherwise unhelpful information
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Viva Digital Humanities!