Information détaillée concernant le cours
Titre | Visualising your research: Creative Approaches and Drawing to Help Communicate your Work (430) |
Dates | 15 May 2018 |
Lang | Workshop language is English |
Organisateur(s)/trice(s) | |
Intervenant-e-s | M. Tom Reed |
Description | The clearest and most effective method to communicate some information is through a picture. This is particularly true for scientists. However, students with little previous instruction can find making these visualisations challenging and the results disappointing. In this workshop participants will obtain a grounding in the basics of visual design. They will learn techniques and working methods to enable them to produce successful and effective visualisations. Visualisations that will enable them to communicate their research more clearly and engage the viewer. Content
Learning outcomes At the end of the course students will:
Pedagogical methods Students should bring pencils and sketchbooks - they will be drawing from life on the first day. They should also bring their laptops – they will be producing / reworking a visualisation in the classroom. There will be a process of presentations and feedback from myself and the other students. Students must bring material to the workshop with which to make a visualisation:
Audience The workshop is open to students of any level of ability that want to improve their visualisation skills. This course does not teach software, but aims to optimise the personal drawing and computer skills students already have. |
Lieu |
University of Neuchâtel |
Information | Date: Tuesday 15th May 2018 Schedule: 9:15 to 17:15 Location: University of Neuchâtel Trainer: Tom Reed's background is in art, with a Fine Art degree from Oxford University and teaching qualification from London University. He has many years experience as an artist and illustrator and his visualisations have appeared in films for the University of Zurich and the NZZ newspaper. |
Frais | Participants are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train between the city of their university and the location of the workshop (half-fare card, 2nd class). A reimbursement form will be supplied to all registered participants for this workshop. |
Places | 20 |
Délai d'inscription | 08.05.2018 |