A lot of times design is undervalued or disrespected, right? It's like thought of as not serious. But if someone clicks on your headline and then the page is so overwhelming that they need to close it, it doesn't matter how great your journalism is,. Like in some ways we have to design things and we have to think about the visual piece because otherwise the information does not get across. I just think everyone cares about audience who wants to just be writing in a cave with no one hearing or seeing the things that you're doing.
Whenever we have a question – about ourselves or the world around us – it can be helpful to visualize our answer in order to really understand it. But how do you conceptualize something as big as inequality, as complex as grief, or as silly as your probability of correctly guessing today’s Wordle? For data journalist Mona Chalabi, the answer is through data – and drawing. You’ve probably seen Mona’s illustrations on the internet. She’s known for interpreting data in a way that makes you GET it. In today’s episode, she explains how anyone could use analysis to answer their most personal questions – from whether or not to have a breakup to how many friends you should have. For the text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts