Data Visualization and Graphic Design

Andrew Rundle, Dr.P.H.Allan Just, M.Phil.

Goals for Today

• Learn how to incorporate photos into PowerPoint.

Often done sub-optimally, without an appreciation of the limitations and options.

• Learn how to set-up animations.

Image Resolution

Screen Resolution:

• VGA – 640 x 480

• DVD – 720 x 480

• HD1080 – 1,920 x 1,080

• Typical computer monitor - 1,024 x 768 to HD1080.

Camera Resolution:

• 3 MegaPixel – 2,048 x 1,536

• 4 MegaPixel – 2,272 x 1,704

• 5 MegaPixel – 2,560 x 1,920

Image Resolution

• Images from digital cameras are too high a resolution and make your PPT file large.

• Images can be cropped in PowerPoint but the file size remains the same.

• Images can be scaled in PowerPoint but the rendering can be poor and the file size remains the same.

• Best to scale and crop images in GIMP and apply JPG compression.

Working with Image Files

There are two ways to bring an raster file into PowerPoint.

1. Insert Image

2. Insert Shape Fill with image

Inserting Image Files

Insert Image

Advantages:

• Easier to control scale

• Access to crop tool

• Access to the transparent color tool

• More flexibility on the re-color tool

• Pre-set transforms

Insert Image

Insert Image

Inserting Image Files

Insert Shape Fill with image

Advantages:

• Can tile the image

• Can make the entire image partially transparent

• Can make custom transforms and distortions

Insert Shape Fill with image

Anti-Aliasing

• A technique to make edges appear smooth in raster images.

• Not an issue for vector graphics.

Set Transparency: Anti-Aliasing Effects

Set Transparency: Anti-Aliasing Effects

Set Transparency: Anti-Aliasing and Color Based Selection Effects

Set Transparency

Illustrations Using Primitives

Illustrations Using Primitives

BANKY I'm secure with what I do. COLLECTOR Then say it - you're a tracer. BANKY I'm secure with what I do. COLLECTOR Then say it - you're a tracer.

BANKY - I'm secure with what I do.

COLLECTOR - Then say it - you're a tracer.

Chasing Amy

Illustrations From Images

Illustrations From Images

Men

Women

Cleaning up Bad Scans/PDFs

Animation

Animation Tools

• Entrance

• Emphasis

• Exit

• Motion Paths

Subsequent Case SeriesAn often cited strength of the case-cohort design is that the sub-cohort can be re-used as a referent group for future case series.

Sub-cohort

Case-cohort analyses 1short latency disease

Case-cohort analyses 2,long latency disease

But for case-cohort analyses 2 all the case samples will be analyzed years after the samples from the sub-cohort were analyzed. Assuring batch effects and differences in storage duration.

Cohort Follow-up

Case-cohort analyses 2,long latency disease

Case-cohort analyses 1short latency disease

The Animation Stack

Subsequent Case SeriesAn often cited strength of the case-cohort design is that the sub-cohort can be re-used as a referent group for future case series.

Sub-cohort

Case-cohort analyses 1short latency disease

Case-cohort analyses 2,long latency disease

But for case-cohort analyses 2 all the case samples will be analyzed years after the samples from the sub-cohort were analyzed. Assuring batch effects and differences in storage duration.

Cohort Follow-up

Deconstructing Pac-Man

The Pac-Man Animation Stack

Deconstructing Pac-Man

Creating Pac-Man