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+ I like your approach of drawing the graphs, I find it refreshing among all those Power Point slides.
- However, I was a bit confused by the story you were trying to tell. I still don’t understand what influences what and I think it’s because of the way you chose to visualize the information.
- Even though I like the idea of something hand-drawn, I still think using a software that would generate more accurate data would have been a good idea.
I like the simplicity.
I also like the cross hatch pattern, which adds more texture than a solid fill, yet isn’t distracting.
I like how you unified the story in the left-hand graph.
The only comment is that I think the right hand graph feels somewhat extraneous compared with the story that you are telling in the other.
Nice thinking.
Hi David,
I really enjoyed the aesthetic of your graphs. Looking back on the presentations, I think that maybe a pie chart isn’t the best format for the types of data you used and comparisons you were trying to make. Despite that and the fact that I was a little unsure about what the left hand graph was trying to convey – the image itself was quite powerful and immediately drew me in. I really WANTED to know what it meant and to figure out the story you were trying to tell.
Hi Sara, your totally right, I think I may have tried to over complicate the subject when I should have done a simple bar chart depicting noise pollution against quality of sleep. I also thought of a light hearted follow up to that depicting noise pollution against homicidal tendencies because those under grads drive me up the wall!
David,
I enjoy the thinking that went in behind this.
However, and I think much of this has been mentioned in the other posts or in class, I think you are trying to display qualitative data in a quantitative way. This ends up muddling the story and leaving the viewer a bit confused.
I like what you were trying to achieve but it definitely wasn’t the best option in terms of how/what it communicated. No need to tell you this, but when we ran into each other a couple of days ago it just made so much sense to put it as a simple bar chart depicting noise vs quality of sleep. It’s good to see some wild ideas even if they don’t work, though!
Hi David, I love the hand drawn graphic and the use of colour. I also enjoyed reading your process and seeing how you approached the task – which was really unique, however I wonder if there could be a way of showing this without the explanation? Also I wasn’t clear (and I may be missing something here) how much your person actually spent – was it the expensive, standard or economical?
I like the simplicity of your hand drawn image, the table setting immediatly conveys food and eating out, and the message of your information is clear.
Hi David,
You definitely have a nice visual signature. I can verify that, NUS budgeting is not taking into account hectic weeks, where even the super-organized eat take away and microwave meals
It would be interesting to see if you can mix this with other media (digital?) to make the text part of it more legible without having to add a separate table.
You seem to be able to spot an interesting story but overcomplicate it a bit in your visuals! As with Han’s this has real potential and I can see it being the basis of a great photograph – for example if you took the same meal (say, spaghetti bolognese) and compared the cost etc of ready meal, eating out and home made, I think you’d convey the message much more simply and more visually than trying to “extrapolate”, which is always dangerous!
So a great sketch for an art director to work with but remember what I told you the other week: KISS (keep it simple, stupid) – not that I’m calling you stupid, that’s just the phrase!