Why Did Andy Dufresne Escape from Shawshank?

To tell a complete and meaningful story, you need to have and provide all the context.

How to Learn Actionscript (Flash) for Data Visualization

Tips on how to learn this language for online visualization.

21 (Eco)Visualizations for Energy Consumption Awareness

Eco-visualization creates awareness of energy - something that we cannot see, but use a whole lot of.

21 Ways to Visualize and Explore Your Email Inbox

Can we somehow tell a meaningful story with the thousands of emails we’ve sent, received, and deleted?

4 Data Visualizations That Inspired Me to Learn More

There was a time I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, but since I saw these data visualization pieces, I haven’t looked back.

Highlights From Journalism 3G - Symposium on Computation + Journalism

Writers and engineers came together to discuss technology’s role in journalism at the recent symposium at Georgia Tech.

How to Stop Procrastinating So that I Am Not a Bum - A Self-experiment

I waste way too much time doing completely useless stuff when I should be working. I’m ready to stop procrastinating.

Hope Floats in Online Dating - I Want You to Want Me By Harris and Kamvar

Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar collaborated again in their featured piece at New York Museum of Modern Art’s Design of the Elastic Mind exhibit. Similar in flavor to their previous…

IBM Visual Communications Lab and Stamen Design Are at the NYC MoMA

Congratulations to two of my most favorite visualization / design groups - IBM Visual Communications Lab and Stamen Design - who officially now have their work featured at the Museum…

Putting Analysis Online With StatCrunch and Covariable [Review]

Are online statistical tools sufficient to analyze our complex datasets?