What will I learn?

Overview

Learn the art of telling stories with visual information.

Our world is increasingly complex and laden with many forms of measurable data. Infographics abound, but whether explicit or not, the stories they tell are all designed. In this hands-on course, students will learn to use mapping and design techniques to sort and synthesize data, unlock insights and communicate information. Students will practice finding insight from both qualitative and quantitative information. Take this course if you are interested in learning how to navigate through and create for the complicated intersection of data and design. This class is for students of all experience levels.

Learn With

Teaching Team

Catherine Madden
Visual Story Strategist

Irene Alisjahbana
Data Scientist at Udemy

FAQs

Any questions?

Have questions for the teaching team?

Email Catherine Madden at me@catherinemadden.com

Details

FALL 2024

Course # : DESIGN 255

Units : 3 - 4

Grading Basis : Letter Grade, Credit/No Credit

Days / Times : Tuesday & Thursday | 5:30pm - 7:20pm

Location : Studio 3 | d.school

Apply

This course is now part of the Open Enrollment process at Stanford.

Open Enrollment for undergraduate and graduate students by assigned group begins on Thursday, September 5th at 6 p.m. PDT and ends on Friday, October 11th at 5 p.m. PDT.

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