Resource Links

• Taking Data Visualization From Eye Candy to Efficiency →

  Design  |  Tags: link, National Geographic, trends

  Sifting out some of the styles of contemporary data visualization.

• d3-jetpack →

  Software  |  Tags: d3js, Gregor Aisch, link

  Forgot about this. The d3-jetpack from Gregor Aisch makes some of the more tedious tasks in d3.js a bit shorter and intuitive.

• Mike Bostock AMA →

  Visualization  |  Tags: d3js, link, Mike Bostock

  The creator of d3.js is answering questions on reddit right now. Saving for later, as I am sure there will be many interesting bits.

• R course material →

  Coding  |  Tags: link, R

  A small set of tutorials to learn the basics of R.

• Work with Google Sheets in R →

  Coding  |  Tags: Google, link, R

  Use the googlesheets package to import data.

• sentimentr →

  Software  |  Tags: link, R, setiment

  R package for sentiment detection.

• quartzFonts() →

  Coding  |  Tags: link, R

  Change graphic fonts with this R function in OS X.

• Make grid maps in Python →

  Maps  |  Tags: grid, link, Python

  A quick script for squares and hexagons that outputs to SVG.

• What Chicken Nuggets Taught Me About Using Data to Design →

  Design  |  Tags: human, link

  Ask yourself what the numbers represent.

• data diff →

  Software  |  Tags: diff, link

  Like diff for code but for data tables.

• Using BuzzFeed’s listicle format to tell stories with maps and charts →

  Design  |  Tags: BuzzFeed, link, listicle

  Peter Aldhous on his workflow and speeding up the visualization process for the news.

• stringsAsFactors: An unauthorized biography →

  Coding  |  Tags: link, R, stringsAsFactors

  In almost every tutorial on this site, stringsAsFactors is set to FALSE when you read in data with a function like read.csv(). Why isn’t is just set to FALSE by default? Of course, there’s a perfectly logical explanation.

• The Distillery →

  Apps  |  Tags: link, Shan Carter

  A mini-app from Shan Carter to convert GeoJSON to TopoJSON. Simplify geometry and change projections along the way.

• How we created an interactive map of Europe with 100k+ areas →

  Maps  |  Tags: choropleth, link

  A lot of boundary areas, but still loads quickly.

• Truthful mapping →

  Design  |  Tags: link, scale

  How choice of scale changes a view completely, even with the same data.

• Wes Anderson Palettes →

  Design  |  Tags: color, link

  Primary colors used in frames of the director’s films. Someone made an R package for this a while back.

• imager →

  Software  |  Tags: images, link, R

  An R package for image processing.

• CSV to HTML Table →

  Software  |  Tags: JavaScript, link

  “Display any CSV file as a searchable, filterable, pretty HTML table. Done in 100% JavaScript.”

• WikidataR →

  Software  |  Tags: link, R

  An API client for the ‘Wikidata’ store of semantic data.

• mapturner →

  Software  |  Tags: link, NPR, TopoJSON

  “A command line utility for generating topojson from various data sources for fast maps.” Useful for use with D3.