VizChitra 2026 | Workshops
14:30 - 17:30 ⋅ Afternoon
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Load geographic data, pick the right map type, and style clear, publish-ready maps without any GIS software.
Prasanta Kumar Dutta
Data Visualisation Developer·Reuters
If you already live in spreadsheets, this workshop is a practical introduction to turning tables into clear, data-driven maps without needing heavy GIS tools. Using the free version of Datawrapper, it shows how maps function as information graphics and storytelling devices in real use. You will work through locator, symbol and choropleth maps and learn how to bring in geographic data from simple sources while also understanding how to style and export clean, publish-ready maps.
It's for anyone who works with data and wants to quickly make maps for a corporate presentation, a news story or a school project using just a browser and curiosity. You will know when each map type fits, how to size and color symbols correctly and how to match regions including how to avoid common design mistakes.. The workshop will be conducted by Prasanta Kumar Dutta, a Data Visualisation Developer at Reuters Graphics who regularly works with geographic data on award-winning data stories.
Prasanta Kumar Dutta is an award-winning Information Experience Designer from India, working at the intersection of design, code, and journalism at Reuters. With a background in engineering and design, he crafts data-driven pieces that visually narrate important stories and solve problems in an aesthetically engaging way. Outside the newsroom, Prasanta writes and performs poetry and comedy, and dabbles in generative art, photography, and zine-making. He co-hosts a creative coding meetup in London that brings together artists, technologists, and enthusiasts. He also teaches and speaks on data visualisation, design, and narrative cartography at leading institutions across India.