INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
University of San Francisco
Fall 2024
The course was structured around four major projects, each offering unique challenges and opportunities for growth: a self-tracked analog postcard series inspired by Dear Data; an advocacy-focused infographic; a timeline magazine spread exploring historical or cultural shifts; and a mapping project that examined spatial patterns and connections.
LEFTOVERS TO LANDFILLS
Adobe Illustrator
October 2024
For this project, we were tasked with designing an advocacy infographic. I focused on illustrating the scale and impacts of residential food waste, translating complex data into relatable, visual terms. The infographic was designed as a poster to encourage environmentally conscious individuals to take action to reduce food waste at home.
VANISHING GIANTS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator
November 2024
For this project, we were tasked with designing a timeline visualization as a magazine spread, styled after a publication of our choice. I chose to explore Greenland’s ice melt over time in the style of National Geographic. The design combines numerical data, maps, and visualizations of sea level rise and ice melt trends, offering readers multiple ways to engage with and understand the information.
DIRECT EMITTERS
Adobe Illustrator
24” x 36”
December 2024
Challenged to work with large datasets of at least 500 entries containing latitude and longitude, I used P5 to code and transform the data into PDFs that conveyed more than just locational information.
The map visualizes Direct Emitters—facilities releasing at least 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases annually. Each dot represents a facility, with the size indicating its 2024 reported emissions.
While mapping the data, I noticed a hotspot resembling the outline of Cancer Alley, a region I was only somewhat familiar with. Further research into these industrial hotspots uncovered record-high lifetime cancer risk estimates and low insurance rates, disproportionately affecting predominantly Black communities. Read more on the poster.
DEAR DATA
An abstract and analog experimental encoding project spanning four weeks and four senses. Data for each week was self-reported, and all materials hand-drawn. Below are two weeks of the project including the front (visualization) and back (key). View the original project by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec here
VISION (front)
VISION (back)
SOUND (back)
SOUND (front)