John Allen Paulos, a math professor at Temple University, explains, in the New…
Design
Important in presenting data clearly and beautifully.
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Why context is as important as the data itself
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The path to successful infographics
Most people don’t know what actually goes into a good infographic. There’s a…
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Visualizing data: ask a question first
There is no way to think up an original and extraordinary design—it can…
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Graphical perception – learn the fundamentals first
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.
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Chart Junk vs. Eye Candy: What’s the Difference?
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6 Easy Steps to Make Your Graph (Really) Ugly
We spend so much time trying to make our graphs accurate, simple, understandable,…
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Rise of the Data Scientist
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As we’ve all read by now, Google’s chief economist Hal…
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Data Visualization is Only Part of the Answer to Big Data
How can we now cope with a large amount of data and still…
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Flow Chart Shows You What Chart to Use
Amit Agarwal, of Digital Inspiration, posts this Andrew Abela creates this flow chart…
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One Death is a Tragedy; a Million is a Statistic
Photograph by *Your Guide
I posted a comic from xkcd last week that…
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Steve Jobs on Design
Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like……
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Great Data Visualization Tells a Great Story
Think of all the popular data visualization pieces out there – the ones…
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Sketching Around Personal Brand Tracking
This is a guest post by Miguel Jiménez, a user experience and interaction…
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Playful Infographics Triumph Over Pure Analytics (Sometimes)
The New York Times shows how presidential candidates have spent more than $900…
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Why Should Engineers and Scientists Care About Color (and Design)?
I studied electrical engineering and computer science in undergrad and now as a…
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A Little Bit of Design Goes a Long Way With Infographics
If I’ve learned anything about designing information graphics, it’s that attention to detail…
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A Chat with The New York Times on Making Data More Engaging
Everybody knows about The New York Times graphics. Here are two people that their hand in a lot of it.
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Symbiosis of Engineering, Statistics, Design and Data Visualization
Andrew Vande Moere writes in his 2005 paper Form Follows Data:
[W]e can…
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Bars as an Alternative to Bubble Charts
Are bubble charts effective? This seems to be a recurring question. Some say…
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John Maeda Speaks About Simplicity
John Maeda, a professor in the MIT Media Lab, gives his talk on…
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