PROJECT INFO
Type
Midterm Project
School
Harvard Extension School
Date
2021
Role
Visual Design
VISUAL DESIGN
Antoni Gaudí: The Façade of Barcelona
I have always been fascinated by Data Visualization, I am a very visual person so learning information by looking at it visually it’s, in my opinion, the best way to understand data.
After collaborating as a UX Designer in a Data Visualization tool team I realized I wanted to some day learn more about the actual Data.
I am currently enrolled in the course The Art and Design of Information at Harvard Extension School and this was the Midterm Project I submitted.
The project consisted on choosing any data set from the Open Data Barcelona site to develop a story and create a custom Visualization Design. As soon as I learned the topic I knew I wanted to work with data related to Antoni Gaudí’s work so I looked for Museums and Culture information.
The story I am working with is basically amount of visitors Gaudi’s buildings received during 2019 but since I already had some information about the properties I decided to include that as well.
Hommage to Gaudi’s work
As it is detailed in the Visualization, I wanted to include as many references to his work as possible.
– Tiles. Each Building is represented by a set of tiles as a nod to his very important and well-known tile work, Park Güell is the best example of this.
– Colors. I took inspiration for the colors from Casa Batlló‘s colored roof.
– Curvature. The amount of years each building took to be completed represents his organic style, specifically La Pedrera ceiling.
– Temporary Exhibitions symbol. The same symbol can be found on top of Casa Batlló‘s roof; it is believed to represent the spine of a Dragon.