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For the literature review module, we were introduced to academic

writing having to pick a topic, of our own choice, and complete the

review using academic research and writing. For my project I had

decided to choose the topic of data or information visualisation.

This topic interested me because I had never really thought much

about it before, and it is a strange intersection between design,

information, and learning. I titled my essay “An exploration on

information visualisation and why it should become an essential

learning tool and skill set.”

I found researching and writing this essay stimulating and

thought-provoking, I love learning new things and expanding my

knowledge and understanding of things, topics, and culture to

form my own personal view and understanding of the world.

I was plunged into the world of data or information visualisation

and found that, like design, once you have identi ed and

understand the topic you will begin to see its impacts and use

in everyday life all the time.

In my mind I thought this topic would be an interesting one as

we were developing books for our end of year assignment and

looking at how data and information can be communicated through

a more visual aspect would have been valuable to learn about.

I ended up synthesising how design and information meet in data

visualisation to give people a better and easier way to understand

and internalize information through visuals and how through the

boom in technology data visualisation can not only be used as a

tool but its also a skill set that can be learn and holds value in itself.

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