Discussion

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Data visualization doesn’t matter

Discussion / analysis, infographics, Visually

Visual.ly analyzed the top 30 infographics posted on their site and determined that…
Open thread: Are we drowning or swimming in data?

Discussion / drowning, metaphor

After reading another article about the flood of data that we’re drowning and…
The Many Words for Visualization

Discussion / terminology

There are a lot of words to describe visualization and visualization-related things. It…
Open thread: Is it OK to confuse if that’s the message?

Discussion / confusion

Earlier this week we saw two versions of mobile patent lawsuits. The original…
Open thread: Data as cake and frosting?

Discussion / cake, metaphor

Mark Johnstone uses a cake metaphor to represent data, presentation, and what you…
Open thread: Is the Food Plate better than the Pyramid?

Discussion / food, health, plate, pyramid

In an effort to decrease obesity and improve general health, the US government…
Challenge: Spot the mistakes in the figures

Discussion / garbage, government, mistakes

During production of the 2011 USAID annual letter from Rajiv Shah, someone said…
Open thread: What data do you want to see visualized?

Discussion / datasets, open, quicklink

There is so much data available and new data released every day, but…
Open thread: Charts during the State of the Union address

Discussion, Mistaken Data / bubbles, government, SOTU

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address yesterday, and this…
Open thread: Is this map too confusing?

Discussion, Maps / census

This map, a collaboration between Good and Gregory Hubacek, shows three metrics from…
Open thread: What’s the difference between a visualization and an infographic?

Discussion / definitions, Quora

Interesting thread on Quora. I never gave it much thought, although I do…
Open thread: How do you start working on a data graphic?

Discussion

People approach data in different ways, especially across different fields. When you’re presented…
Discuss: Graphs on Old Spice YouTube campaign

Discussion

I trust we’ve all seen the OldSpice YouTube campaign by now? This graphic…
Discuss: Driving is why you’re fat?

Discussion, Infographics

In a collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, they come out with a bold…
Discuss: Why collect data about yourself?

Discussion, Self-surveillance

Personal data fascinates me. I collect data about myself mostly as a way…
Challenge: What is a FIFA player’s worth?

Discussion, Infographics

I really want to like this graphic on the “worth” of FIFA players.…
Discuss: Powerpoint is the enemy?

Discussion, Misc. Visualization

In reference to the above, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, leader of the American…
Discuss: Flowchart on drinkable water in the world

Discussion / homeviz

March 22 was World Water Day, and TreeHugger posted this graphic on drinking…
Challenge: make this graph easier to read

Discussion, Statistical Visualization

The Economist discusses the return of big government and includes this graph showing total government spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product. Is there a better way to represent the time series?
Open thread: What visualization tutorials do you want to see?

Discussion

After the county map tutorial a few months ago, I decided to write…

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