In a world heavily driven by the production and consumption of information, being able to read and represent it has become extremely critical and undeniably important. The Information Design and Visual Storytelling course aims to provide students with the theoretical background - and the opportunity to practice it - necessary to develop visualization projects in their entirety.

The first part of the course will consist of lectures interspersed with small exercises to make students familiarize with the disciplines of information design and visual storytelling. We will work together to understand the basic principles of the discipline and how to apply them in real projects. There will be various moments for presenting exercises and class discussions: the goal is to exercise critical thinking and expand knowledge of new design practices.

The second part of the course, on the other hand, will be more inspirational in nature. We will
discuss some current best cases, which will guide us in the development of group projects focused on representing complex phenomena. The annual theme "Staying with the trouble" will be integrated into the development of the final projects.

The last part of the course will be focused on reviewing the student’s works. Before each review, there will be a dedicated session for practical tutoring on data visualization tools, educational moments that can help students materialize their design thinking.