I know it seems like ages ago when we were talking about flattening…
Design
Important in presenting data clearly and beautifully.
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Why the “flatten the curve” chart worked
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Guides for Visualizing Reality
We like to complain about how data is messy, not in the right format, and how parts don’t make sense. Reality is complicated though.
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Drawing the coronavirus
What does the coronavirus look like? Rebekah Frumkin for The Paris Review highlights…
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Explore Explain is a new visualization podcast about how the charts get made
From Andy Kirk, there’s a new visualization podcast in town:
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Evaluating timeline layouts
To show events over time, you can use a timeline, which is often…
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Responsible mapping
We’re seeing a lot of maps now about coronavirus. There are a lot…
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BellTopo Sans is is a free typeface based on maps from 1800s
While working on maps inspired by USGS maps from the 1800s, Sarah Bell…
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Best visual illusion of the year
Our brains are pretty good at finding patterns, but it has some blindspots…
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Data life cycle
Summarizing a talk by Xaquín G.V., Natalie Gerhardstein for Delano:
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Making the most detailed map of auto emissions in America
Using estimates from the Database of Road Transportation Emissions, Nadja Popovich and Denise…
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Why scientists need to be better at visualization
For Knowable Magazine, Betsy Mason looks at the state of (not so good)…
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Randall Munroe of xkcd on Data Stories
Randall Munroe of xkcd was on the Data Stories podcast. He talks about…
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How data changes the design process at every stage
On Multiple Views, the Interactions Lab talks about their experience as a design…
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Techniques for adding context to visualization
When it comes to meaningful visualization, context is everything. Richard Brath, at the…
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Differences between enterprise data visualization and data journalism
Toph Tucker used to make graphics for Bloomberg Businessweek. Now he does enterprise…
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Illustrated color theory
Lauren Baldo illustrated how he applies color theory in his paintings and illustrations.…
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Animation in visualization, revisited a decade later
Rewind to 2006 when Hans Rosling’s talk using moving bubbles was at peak…
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Four Cs of data and design
Ben Fry using the “tropiest of design tropes”, describes his goals for visualization.…
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Help people find themselves in the data
Researchers went around rural Pennsylvania, showing people the charts above and asking what…
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Story formats for data
Financial Times, in an effort to streamline a part of the data journalism…