Making charts work - the view from the newsroom

The ability to communicate clearly with data is more important than ever, yet many people feel uncertain in how to approach it. This session will cover some of the essentials including understanding your audience, choosing appropriate chart types based on the underlying patterns in data you want to highlight, and making best use of basic design principles to produce engaging content.

Alan Smith is the Head of Visual and Data Journalism at the Financial Times - the session will use plenty of examples from the FT’s recent coverage of global news as well as his recent book ‘How Charts Work”

Alan Smith leads the FT’s newsroom team of data reporters and visual journalists. A data visualisation specialist, his TEDx talk Why You Should Love Statistics was featured on TED.com in 2017. Alan is the author of How Charts Work, a handbook on designing with data using the FT’s principles.

Before he joined the FT, he was head of digital content at the UK Office for National Statistics where he was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to official statistics.

Please note this event is by registration only as capacity at the venue is limited.