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21:085:498 Graphic Design Senior Studio Seminar II

Free, User Friendly Visualization Tools

Tableau Public

One of the most versatile visualization tools for data. This version is free. Tutorials are available via this link.

Voyant

For analyzing and visualizing large collections of texts, such as the entire works of Shakespeare. Does not work with numerical data. Voyant documentation is available on the site. There is also a library of video tutorials on YouTube.

Timeline JS

Create timelines with linked text, images, sound and/or video.

StoryMap JS

Create map visualizations with linked text, images, sound and/or video. 

Google MyMaps

Allows you to visualize data on a map using spreadsheets.