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Data Visualization Critique

Data visualization

Critique by Design

Final Project I

Final Project II

Final Project III

Hi, I’m Alice!

I turn feelings and experiences into actionable insights that drive meaningful innovation.

I am actively seeking a User Researcher role as I complete my Master’s at Carnegie Mellon University in December 2025.

• 5+ years of experience translating research insights into actionable strategies
• Skilled in synthesizing complex, ambiguous data into clear insights
• Drive product development through data-driven research
• Balance user-centered principles, technical capabilities, and value
• Create collaborative, open, and engaging working environments

I’m inspired by small discoveries that lead to big impact. Traveling, attending exhibitions, and engaging with diverse cultures fuel my creativity and provide fresh perspectives to bring into my research work.
Above all, I believe research is not only about improving products — it’s about creating meaningful, positive change for people and society.

This is my public portfolio for Telling Stories with Data at CMU! Here’s where all my cool work will go.

• Web page URL: https://cmustudent.github.io/tswd-portfolio-templates/
• This repository: https://github.com/cmustudent/tswd-portfolio-templates/

What I hope to learn

I have an interdisciplinary background in psychology, business, and product innovation. I want to strengthen my data organization and storytelling skills:

• Learn to structure complex information and communicate research findings in ways that are clear, visual, and accessible.
• Develop the ability to bridge evidence and empathy, turning insights into narratives that inspire action.

A researcher is also a storyteller and strategist who helps stakeholders see value and possibility through compelling stories.

Portfolio

Data Visualization Critique | Data visualization | Critique by Design

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Trust in organization

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Most Popular Chart Types Ranking

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Government Debt (% of GDP), 2007–2024 (OECD)

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Average Government Debt vs. Debt Growth Rate (2007–2024)

Final project

Part I | Part II | Part III

Here it might be helpful to include a high-level description of your final project.

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Other stuff you can do (you can remove this section - it’s just for your reference.)

Changing text

You can change text, like this:

Here’s some bold text. Here’s some italic text. Here’s some strikethrough text.

Creating tables

You can build tables like this:

Name	Type of pet	Favority activity 1	FA 2	FA 3	FA 4
Eli	cat	Sleeping	Eating	Being pet	Plotting to overthow dog empire
Howard	dog	You	You	You	Eating
Frankenstein	fish	Swimming	Eating	Blowing bubbles	Forgetting

An easy-to-use template generator tool can be found here

You can use different headings, like this:

Here’s a large title (H1)

Here’s a subtitle (H2)

…and so on (H3)

You get the idea - just don’t forget the space between the # and your title. #Title won’t work, but # Title will.

Adding images

Here’s an example of how to add an image to my portfolio.

Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

Alternately, you can set the size of the image using just a bit of HTML:

Remember that you’ll need to upload the image into your repository, or include a link to the image somewhere else.

Setting up a separate page

So here’s the code you’ll need to add to your own site to create a second page.

1. First, create a new page in your repository (for example, dataviz1.md)
2. Next, add a link to that page by inserting the following into your readme.md page:

[title](dataviz) or [dataviz](https://cmustudent.github.io/portfolio/dataviz.html) or [CMU](https://www.cmu.edu)

Any of those formats will work. Here’s some examples of working links:

[title](dataviz) = title
[dataviz](https://cmustudent.github.io/portfolio/dataviz.html) = dataviz
[CMU](https://www.cmu.edu) = CMU

Make sure to check these from your publicly accessible URL to make sure they’re working correctly (not from the preview tab).

Looking for more? A nice Markdown guide can be found here

References

List any references you used here.

AI acknowledgements

If you used AI to help you complete this assignment (within the parameters of the instruction and course guidelines), detail your use of AI for this assignment here.