Showing posts with label visualization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label visualization. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Selection criteria

After I sent emails to the departments stating I have questions on the way, I made this selection criteria chart today:

Criteria

UCal.

UW

Job

Weight

Score

Professors-calibre/subject






Professors-social






Supportive research group






Research on topic of research group






Faculty/department socializing






Current financial support






Potential for increased financial support






Support for publishing/conferences






Support for finishing in 3 to 4






City-socializing/liveability






City-culture/adventure






Health






Predicted level of fulfillment








Are there any categories I might be missing? Any refinement to categories (such as Research on topic of research group category).

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Visualizing Information for Advocacy by the Tactical Technology Collective


i'm totally psyched about browsing/reading this:
http://www.tacticaltech.org/infodesign
Modern life is saturated with ever increasing amounts of information, advertising and media with little time to digest what is being said. Against this background, NGOs and advocates too often find the information they want to communicate, either buried in long reports full of professional jargon and statistics, or overlooked in an endless stream of media releases. Whether communicating to the public, staff, donors or government officials, information design can help NGOs communicate with more impact, increase accessibility, and present issues powerfully.

Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design is a manual aimed at helping NGOs and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects through communicating vital information with greater impact. This project aims to raise awareness, introduce concepts, and promote good practice in information design – a powerful tool for advocacy, outreach, research, organization and education.

from what i can gather, Tactical Technology Collective is an international group, with members based (and funding received from organizations based) all over the world.