Ms. Sorapure Summary

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From the moment Ms. Sorapure started talking, I was interested in what she was there to talk to us about: data visualization, or rather how Images convey meaning, convey messages to the viewer in the same fashion that writing does. Being both an auditory and visual learner (I am just the most high maintenance, believe me I’m aware), I was eager to have a more comprehensive idea of what goes into making information easier to record, understand, and share.

Considering I'm planning on going into some sort of communications work (be it journalism, public relations, what-have-you), I was inherently more tuned in to what Ms. Sorapure had to say about her career and pathway from studying metafiction/reflexive fiction unto autobiographies, online diaries, web design, and ultimately, data visualization. …show more content…
Another interesting point that Ms. Sorapure brought up was the four “editorial layers” that play a part in data visualization: the data, the text, the visualization, and the interactivity. I appreciated that she pointed out that each layer came coupled with a choice and a question - What are the constraints? How is it positioning you as a user and

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