Creating Interactive Infographics: The Integration of Data Science and Creative Expression

Abstract

This project is intended to cultivate students' creativity in developing and designing interactive infographics by combining data analytics and artistic expression, Students often find it difficult to analyze and interpret large amounts of data. In particular, art students with relatively little training in science-related subjects tend to easily lose the motivation to learn about data analytics. Even though students generally have good analytic skills, they often neglect their visual literacy the ability to evaluate, apply, or create visual representations with creative expression. Therefore, integrating visual literacy into data science is becoming increasingly important to present data in a way that both engaging and intelligible. The PI proposed this project to guide students in their understanding of the mechanisms underlying the general design process and aesthetic aspects of visualization that influence human cognitive capacities to process information.