- In our data-driven world,
Flourish is the perfect solution for any journalist
looking to tell impactful and engaging stories.
Best of all you don't need to be a data viz
or numbers expert.
And you don't need any coding capabilities or experience.
Flourish is simple enough for anyone to pick up
and it's also flexible and polished enough
to use in professional newsroom projects.
At its core, it's a tool
created by journalists for journalists
to help tell stories that matter with speed and ease.
Stick around and I'll show you how.
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Hi, I'm Lyndsey, head of Customer Enablement at Flourish.
If you work in journalism you'll already know
it's a cluttered world out there
with everyone vying
for your audience's attentions and affection.
That's why making sense of data giving it context
and portraying it in a way
that's easily understood is critical.
Thankfully, flourish empowers you to do just that
with smart animations to make
all your data visualizations more dynamic,
data driven content, from racing bar charts
to fully functioning maps
and step-by-step storytelling
to engage your audience
and bring them along the journey
all of which is interactive.
Making the data explorable and understandable
and that's what we want
to further enhance engagement
with your audience, right?
Plus it can be dropped into any Canva design
and be themed with your newsroom styling
similar to Canva's blanket
because we know that keeping your content on brand
is critical when trying to attract and keep loyal audiences.
That's why we are trusted by hundreds of newsrooms
and thousands of journalists all around the globe,
garnering billions of views.
Let's start creating our own Flourish spheres
and then we'll drop it into Canva
and publish for all to see.
Once you sign in,
you can start creating visualizations straightaway.
Just like Canva, Flourish offers
hundreds of pre-made templates
for you to choose from and combine.
It also allows you to upload custom maps
or design your own templates
and there's no limit to the number of projects
you are allowed to create.
Okay, enough window shopping, let's create something.
An easy one to begin with
is a scatter plot visualization here.
A great chart to show relationships between variables.
Let's go to the data tab.
Here you can see dummy data.
This is useful to look at
to see what format your data needs to be in
for the template to work.
Next, we'll upload our CSV by clicking here.
Now we need to add the column bindings
for our visualization.
I'll plot the year column B
and then budget column O.
Next, add the column binding for color.
I'll choose column G
which has the data for the outcome of the injury.
Now when you go to the preview tab
you'll see your data plotted.
That's looking great.
Finally, we'll add a title.
We can do this by opening the header tab
and writing it in.
Now you'll notice this is fully interactive.
I can hover over the points for more info
and turn outcomes on and off like this.
Put the file name up here.
Alright, that's feeling really good.
Once you finish your database design,
the best way to embed in Canva,
is to install the Flourish app.
This makes all your Flourish projects
appear in the object panel,
even if they're not publicly published.
It's very easy.
Let's jump into Canva and I'll show you how.
I've pre-made a social media post
that is just dying for an attention grabbing data viz.
Simply go here and click to find the Flourish app.
Sign in to link your accounts
and now you can see the design you've just made in Flourish.
Click or drag and drop
and you can start editing right here in Canva.
They're all responsive and resizable,
not to mention fully interactive.
I need to add the brand.
In Canva just select the brand hub.
This is where you can house your brand colors,
logos and fonts and everything else
you need to stay consistent.
Add the logo here.
Hit this button to apply your palette.
Hit it again to shuffle.
Yes, that's looking good.
Simple, isn't it?
Now let's publish so everyone can see.
Simply head to the share button here.
Down here you'll see the menu for sharing on social.
With one click, you can upload your post
or even schedule it to post
at the most appropriate time.
Handy, isn't it?
As I'm sure you'll know social media
is a critical part of the journalism process.
Allowing you to reach a much larger audience
gather insight, interact with your viewers
and share breaking news faster than ever.
Let's build this post into a carousel
so we can tell more of a story.
In Canva this is easy.
I'll add some additional pages like this.
Hold tight while I quickly plan out these pages.
Okay, that's feeling easy to follow.
Now I can jump over to Flourish
and start creating the visualizations I need.
Scroll down to the 3D maps.
Let's use this one.
Let's jump into the data tab.
Because our data is based
on the exact locations and not regions,
let's click here on the points tab.
Here we can add our data,
I'll just clear this dummy data first.
I'll copy and paste the data from another sheet.
You also have the options uploaded, CSV if you prefer.
Next, we need to update the column bindings on the right.
I'm also adding a scale column
so our circles are scaled
according to values in column B.
Here it's people injured in a movie.
So back on the preview
we can see the data has been added.
Let's style our map.
We begin in the base map tab.
Hmm, let's do two tone
and I can redo the colors here.
Next, go to the points tab
and we can change their color so they stand out.
I'll change the minimum point size
so you can see all the points better.
That's looking great.
Add the name in here.
Back in my Canva template,
I can go into my Flourish app and there you are
my map is waiting for me.
Simply drag it in
and start fitting it into the story you want to tell.
Let me just finish this quickly.
Okay, that's looking really great.
In no time at all, you have a social post
that is data rich
and telling it deeper, more compelling story
than just a text and image post.
And now that you have your visualizations made
you can use them across multiple platforms.
For instance, say you want to add
one of these to your website.
Well that's simple.
Back in Flourish, if you want to have a go
at any of the visualizations
we've shown in this tutorial
we've added links in the description,
where you can duplicate
and edit to your heart's content.
It's really the best way to learn.
While Flourish is a powerful tool on its own,
with the power of Canva
you can unlock the potential to create
new and enticing content.
On any platform, in any format
or for any audience.
Got questions and comments?
Great, drop them below
and we'll make sure to get back to you asap.
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