Visual Discovery Conference 2019
November 7-11
Bringing together premier faculty in the information design field from around the world, the Visual Discovery Conference allows students to participate without a registration fee and collaborate on visual storytelling projects focused on specific regional themes. This year's themes were the Ridges, mining and beer-making.
See the 2019 Visual Discovery Conference projects:
The Ridges Asylum theme:
- "The Women on the Hill" -
- The Ridges Timeline -
- Green Hill News - ;
Mining theme:
- "27 miles" - marketing proposal
- "A River Runs Red" -
- "Don't Drink that Orange Water, Kids" - children's book concept (PDF)
- "From Pollution to Paint" -
- Shawnee - ;
Beer-making theme:
- "Brew Story" - timeline graphic; poster
- "The Process of Making Craft Beer" -
- "What the Hell is Craft Beer" -
Agenda:
Click a specific date below to see the agenda for that day.
Thursday, Nov. 7
Friday, Nov. 8
Saturday, Nov. 9
Sunday, Nov. 10
Monday, Nov. 11
Thursday, Nov. 7: Visual Discovery Public Symposium
The conference will begin Thursday afternoon at the historic Athena Cinema in uptown Athens. We will be using the theater鈥檚 second-floor auditorium and providing free popcorn and soft drinks for attendees. Seating is limited and open to the public.
Welcome
3 - 3:15 p.m.
Scott Titsworth, Tim Goheen
But, I鈥檓 Not Creative!
3:15 - 4 p.m.
Karl Gude, Michigan State University
Data Visualization in China
4 - 4:15 p.m.
Catherine Ma, University of Miami, Florida
鈥淢adeline through the Ages,鈥 sorority photo project
4:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Madeline Lane, 91探花
Ten-minute break
Historical Gems, new book to be published by Taschen: 鈥淗istory of Information Graphics鈥
4:40 pm - 5:15 p.m.
Michael Stoll, Augsburg University, Germany
Reason Over Rules: Making good infographic decisions, book project with Alberto Cairo
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Alyssa Fowers, University of Miami, Florida
Web mapping from A to Z
5:30 - 6 p.m.
Ana Mojica Myers, 91探花
Tangible, Explorable Infographics
6:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Nina Krug, Nadine Ehrenberg, Lara Thiel and Simon Schabel, Augsburg University
The World of XR
6:15 - 6:45 p.m.
Adonis Durado, 91探花
Finale
6:45 - 7 p.m.
Tim Goheen/John Grimwade
Dinner
7:30 p.m.
Workshop attendees will meet in Schoonover Center 145 auditorium for pizza
Friday, Nov. 8: Workshop Begins
The Scripps College of Communication, located in Schoonover Center, will be the gathering place for the conference.
*NOTE: instructors are with the groups and guiding them throughout the program.
Workshop check-in
8 - 9:30 a.m.
Schoonover Center room 145
Introductions, Workshop topics (Mining, Athens Asylum, Beer Making), and Team and topic assignments
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Schoonover Center room 145
Topic Research: full use of VisCom labs and computers or leave campus to visit relevant locations
1 - 6 p.m.
various locations
Explore Athens
Free evening for workshop attendees to explore uptown Athens on their own
Saturday, Nov. 9: Workshop
Teams: explore Athens, research topics and work on final projects
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
various locations
Explore Athens
Free evening for workshop attendees to explore uptown Athens on their own
Sunday, Nov. 10: Workshop
Teams: work with faculty instructors to put final touches on workshop project presentations. Type of visual presentation will be left to the discretion of the individual workshop teams and their instructors.
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Various locations
Reception
6 - 9 p.m.
, a historic private residence in Athens
Monday, Nov. 11: Presentations
Teams presentations
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Schoonover Center room 145
Workshop concludes
12 p.m.