Telling stories with data-viz

@leimdorfer

What’s the story?

As a <someone>…

I want <a feature>…

So that <a benefit>…

What does your

audience want?

User Stories

David Cameron: “Last week was the 27th week in a row that we met our A&E Targets”

Ed Miliband: “The Prime Minister is simply wrong about the figures… The target has been missed for 15 consecutive weeks”

Open Data sources

#NHSWinter user stories

As a UK citizen, I want to…

1. … know what the governments A&E targets are,

so I understand what the politicians are referring to.

2. … know if the government is hitting its targets,

so that I can judge NHS performance

3. … see my local hospital compared to the target,

so that I know how the situation affects me

Overview first,

Zoom and Filter,

Details-on-demand

Impact

curiosityexploration

Ben Schneiderman

personalisation

How does that affect me?

Overpriced fuel? I pay £0.39 more than average to fill up. Try @BBCNewsGraphicsprice calculator http://bbc.in/WeKlw4 #petrolprice

Keep

It

Simple

S…

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Mobile, tablet, desktop (and TV)

Mobile, tablet, desktop (and TV)

• Form follows function

(What are the stories in your data)

• What does our Audience want?

(User stories: “As x, I want y, so that z”)

• Overview first, then detail

(Martini glass)

• Make it personal

(What’s the Hashtag?)

• Keep it simple

(Less is more)

Connected Stories: Linked Data Platform

bbc.co.uk/ontologies/storyline

Thank you @leimdorfer

@bbcnewsgraphics