Phew. Close call.
New York Times graphics editor Gregor Aisch noted during a…
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Important in presenting data clearly and beautifully.
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Interactive visualization is still alive
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Motion design patterns
Issara Willenskomer talks in detail about the use of animation in UX design…
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Interactive or not to interactive visualization?
In a recent talk, New York Times graphics editor Gregor Aisch noted that…
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Visualization choice depends on the data and the questions
When you don’t know where to start with a dataset, try to come…
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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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A Career Built on Side Projects →
My whole career is a side project.
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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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Wear Patterns →
Naturally occurring visualization in the physical world.
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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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Ye Olde Pie Chart Debate →
The arguments over pie charts dates back to 1914.
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Perceptual Scaling of Map Symbols →
Scale circles by area or by how they are actually perceived?
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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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Grid map showdown →
A quantitative look at which US grid layout is best.
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Little boxes →
It must be that time of year again when practitioners try to define visualization. It’s a medium. It’s continuous.











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