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Before you dive into the advanced stuff - like just about everything in your life - you have to learn the fundamentals before you know when you can break the rules.
Graphical perception – learn the fundamentals first
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I'm 96% sure this isn't true. I have no evidence to backup nor deny these claims.
Powerpoint and dying kittens
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Thanks, FlowingData Sponsors
A big thank you to FlowingData sponsors. They keep the virtual lights on around here and...
A Defense of the Unknown in Infographics
"We’re inventors - we’re creators. And that’s the most important thing about what we do."
Visualization »
Challenge: Let’s do something with these 3-D pyramids
The government recommends a diet for healthy living, but there are billions of dollars of lopsided subsidies. Interesting point. Funky presentation.
Review: We Feel Fine (the book) by Kamvar and Harris
We Feel Fine, by Sep Kamvar and Jonathan Harris, is a selection of some of the best entries from the database of 12 million emotions, along with some insights into the growing dataset.
Canada: the country that pees together stays together
EPCOR, the water utility company that runs the fountains up in Edmonton, Canada released this graph...
How Genetics Works
Simple yet effective. Any questions? [via 9gag | Thanks, Barry]...Popular
- Save pens. Use Garamond font
- Track Mouse Activity On Your Computer
- How a Giant Shark Took Down an Airplane
- Where Bars Trump Grocery Stores
- Data Underload #12 - Famous Movie Quotes
- Data Underload #9 - Big Graphic Blueprint
- Challenge: Let's do something with these 3-D pyramids
- Engineer's Guide to Drinks
- Think like a statistician - without the math
- Road to Recovery - Is the Recovery Act working?
- Excessively Labeled Airplane Tells You Where the Big Cheese Sits
- Dropped Food. Should You Eat it?
Data Design Tips »
- Graphical perception – learn the fundamentals first
- Think like a statistician – without the math
- 11 Ways to Visualize Changes Over Time – A Guide
Reviews »
- Review: We Feel Fine (the book) by Kamvar and Harris
- Review: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics
- Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins?
Visualize This »
- Visualize This: Class Size and Quality of Education. Your Turn
- From the FlowingData Forums [June 10-16]
- 10 Visualizations for Number of Days to Pay Your Taxes
Data Sharing »
- Tim Berners-Lee with an update on open data
- Open Thread: Is Google Latitude Dangerous?
- Walker Tracker – A Community Site for Pedometer Fans
Data Events »
Tutorials »
- An Easy Way to Make a Treemap
- How to Make a Heatmap – a Quick and Easy Solution
- How to Make an Interactive Area Graph with Flare
Discussion »
- Challenge: Let’s do something with these 3-D pyramids
- Challenge: make this graph easier to read
- Open thread: What visualization tutorials do you want to see?
Online Applications »
- Build Online Visualization for Free with Tableau Public
- Build Statistical Graphics Online With ggplot2
- Nebul.us Shows You Your Activity on the Web
Misc Visualization »
- How Genetics Works
- Man as Industrial Palace, Animated
- Excessively Labeled Airplane Tells You Where the Big Cheese Sits
Ugly Visualization »
- Challenge: Let’s do something with these 3-D pyramids
- Fox News Makes the Best Pie Chart. Ever.
- Look at My Neato Lollipop Chart – Widgenie
FlowingData Projects »
Stat Visualization »
- Statistical Atlas from the ninth Census in 1870
- Canada: the country that pees together stays together
- Challenge: make this graph easier to read
Infographics »
- A Defense of the Unknown in Infographics
- Notes from Interactive Infographics #interinfo #sxsw
- Use your skills to help others
Mapping »
- What burger chain reigns supreme?
- Looking Inside a Bus Routing Algorithm
- Where Bars Trump Grocery Stores