When you don’t know where to start with a dataset, try to come…
Design
Important in presenting data clearly and beautifully.
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Visualization choice depends on the data and the questions
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Pie charts are okay
There were some ripples in the space time continuum recently about a pizza…
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Infographic tools before the computer
There was a time when charts and infographics were drawn by hand, because…
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Data with the feels
Data can be fact and analytical. It can help you make objective decisions.…
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Glow map
John Nelson has a knack for making maps that glow, where the base…
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Showing missing data in line charts
Missing data is everywhere. Or, I guess technically it’s nowhere. You know what…
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Decision-making with big numbers we can’t really see
In a 2005 paper “If I look at the mass I will never…
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Human perception for visualization
There is visualization in practice and there is visualization in theory and research.…
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Using information graphics to calibrate bias
Our daily lives are full of bias. We make assumptions about how the…
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Practical guide for color correction of satellite images
Robert Simmon provides a hands-on guide to get true color from satellite imagery.…
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Role of empathy in visualization
On the PolicyViz podcast, Kim Rees of Periscopic and Mushon Zer-Aviv of Shual…
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Sometimes the y-axis doesn’t start at zero, and it’s fine
It’s true. Sometimes it’s okay for the y-axis to start at a non-zero…
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Game tests your color-matching skills
Simple and surprisingly challenging.
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Steampunk infographics
Geoff McGhee for National Geographic highlights a handful of projects that form a…
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On visualizing data well
On Writing Well by William Zinsser is a bestselling guide on writing well.…
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Testing broken computer colors
Computers can calculate an infinite number of colors, but our brains can only…
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Gestalt principles for visualization
Gestalt refers to our ability to see a whole from the parts, and…
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A path for redesign as critique in visualization
Redesigning a visualization can be useful in teaching a point. Make a graphic…
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Multi-layered storytelling with visualization
Quick and simple. It is a common theme in visualization that preaches clarity…
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Visualization constraints
In a discussion of context and visualization, Jen Christiansen pulls out a good…
