Show, Don’t Tell! Learning to Tell Stories Visually

Presentation to the Adobe Education Leaders Summer Institute.

Transcript

1. Show, Don’t Tell! Learning to Tell Stories Visually Geoff McGhee Adobe Education Leaders Summer Institute July 25, 2012
2. Infographics Journalism Design Illustration
7. • Find that journalism conferences don’t really address visual storytelling • And design conferences often focus more on the aesthetics of graphic design A Hybrid Discipline Feeling Out of Place But there’s a place...
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11. • University of Navarre, one of leading journalism schools in Europe • Held annually since 1992 Malofiej Infographics Summit Pamplona, Spain
12. • Former Roman garrison town at the foot of the Pyrenees in Northern Spain • Southern edge of Basque country, not far from Bilbao and San Sebastian • Major stop on the St. James’ pilgrimage route Secret Capital of Infographics The City of Pamplona
13. But perhaps better known for...
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20. (shot of program with lots of laurels) Javier Errea, Director malofiej20.com
21. Alejandro Malofiej (1938-1987) La Opinión, Buenos Aires
22. La Opinión, Buenos Aires Alejandro Malofiej (1938-1987)
23. • International competition judging • Two-day conference and awards presentation • Three-day workshop for visual journalists The Malofiej Infographics Summit
24. • Panel of judges meets for three days • Reviews professional and student work • Gives out Gold, Silver and Bronze medals • Annual competition book is published • Free iPad app has all the golds from ’92-’11 Download: goo.gl/NyDbl International Competition The “Pulitzers of Infographics” The Malofiej Infographics Summit
26. • Two-day conference and awards presentation • Speakers from industry and academia • Tips, trends, conversation and debate • Hot topics over the years: Infographics Conference The Malofiej Infographics Summit ‣ 3D illustration ‣ Role of on-the-ground reporting ‣ Word people who “don’t get it” ‣ Data Visualization (and its discontents)
28. http://datajournalism.stanford.edu “Journalism in the Age of Data” - September 2010
29. • Co-taught by four current and former infographics journalists • Exclusively for print graphics until 2004 • Field trips, lectures and group studio work • Draws 15-25 students from around the world Three-Day Professional Workshop “Show, Don’t Tell” and “Interact, Don’t Show” The Malofiej Infographics Summit
30. Geoff McGhee Stanford University Alberto Cairo University of Miami John Grimwade Condé Nast Traveler Juan Velasco National Geographic Magazine Workshop Instructors Sub-Headline
31. ๏ Site Visit/Field Trip Travel in and around Pamplona to historical and contemporary sites; wind turbine factory, hydropower project, 11th century castle, underground infrastructure projects in the old city, museum visits ๏ Lectures Tips, tricks and back stories by the four workshop instructors; ~45 min. each ๏ Feature Graphic Groups of 4 or 5 students collaborate to brainstorm, storyboard, comp and even produce finished work based on field trip subject ๏ Breaking News Exercise or Special Personal Project Graphic reporting and “daily” infographic on breaking news event, or personal exercise: autobiography, a personal icon Show, Don’t Tell Workshop Class Format
46. Early Days: Wind Turbines
56. Lessons Learned • Take advantage of the opportunity to work on a team together • PC-based working too early in the process inhibits collaboraiton, big-picture thinking
58. Xavier’s Castle
59. Section Break
60. Section Break
67. Group 1
70. Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, 7 April, 1506; died on the Island of Sancian near the coast of China, 2 December, 1552 By Group 1 RELIGION St. Francis Xavier Xavier's journey Xavier (1506) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto Family hieraldic Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto The Vatican arm Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto Paris (1524-1530) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto Lisbon-Goa (1541) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto India (1541-1545) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto Malaca-Moloucas (1545-1547) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Morto Malaca-Japan (1549-1551) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho Malaca-China (1552) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto Sancian(1552) Esculpir um canal ao longo do deserto do Sinai para juntar as águas do Mar Vermelho às do Mar Morto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lisbon Xavier Vatican Paris Madeira Cap Green Cap of Good Hope Mozambique Melinde Socotora India Malaca Sancian Japan Morotai Goa Brazil 1 3 2 4 6 7 8 9 5
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74. Group 3
78. Group 4
81. Group 5
88. Lessons Learned • When presented with a flood of information, places, objects and details, students have to make choices about what the story is • Use a telling detail or a single theme to tell the broad story in a more intimate and engaging way
89. Itoiz Dam
100. Lessons Learned • Find a way to reward risk-taking; these projects can fail spectacularly, or open up your thinking to a whole new approach • Think across media: even if you start pencil sketching on large-format paper, your end result may be far different from a big display graphic
101. St. James’ Way (El Camino Santiago)
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132. Lessons Learned • In a multi-screen, multi-platform world with mobile devices and internet access, you can be more than a proxy for the experience (an account, a planning guide) • Instead, you can accompany the experience, become a living utility that enables the user to more fully engage with the story, place, process, adventure
134. Thanks! Malofiej Official Website http://www.malofiej20.com Malofiej iPad Application http://goo.gl/NyDbl Journalism in the Age of Data http://datajournalism.stanford.edu Stay in touch! geoffmcghee@gmail.com, @mcgeoff