Moritz Stefaner automates label placement in D3 so that the text is more readable
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Force-based label placement →
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Hexbins →
Binning geographical regions with hexagons. Interesting honeycomb effect
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D3.js is Not a Graphing Library, Let’s Design a Line Graph →
Easy-to-follow introduction to Mike Bostock’s D3 JavaScript library
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Do you need a data scientist? →
Spoiler: yes.
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How to create a terrible visualization →
Tips on making sure no one cares about your graphics
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Figures of Perception →
Concept video for collective data fiction. Interesting if a little fluffy.
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I have a headache →
The choices you make when picking out medication at the pharmacy. Looks complicated, but of course many of the decisions happen in an instant.
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Population Control, Marauder Style →
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Mapping Internet and Population →
Where there is Internet and where there is none
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The Fall of the Tiled Map Image →
And birth to dynamic data, vectors, and user experience
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Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction →
As part of Kill Math, Bret Victor describes the levels of interaction
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Fatality Analysis Reporting System →
Didn’t know such extensive data on road fatalities was publicly available. Get records on individual incidents from the FTP
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Scripting Inkscape with d3.js →
An integration of both tools for a smooth workflow
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Generating graphs of retweets and @-messages →
Quick guide using R and Gephi
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HBO Recycling Program →
Actors who have been in three or more episodes of an HBO original series
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On the role of bacon in visualization →
“Bacon is a legitimate ingredient to many dishes, and can be quite tasty, when used right. But if your cooking style is to start with cooking something bland, and then add bacon to make it less bland, then, trust me, you are not a great cook.”
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New York Times Opens Up Its Software Lab →
Not many people know that NYT writes a lot of their own software in-house, investing in their future
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Visualizing Data And Telling Compelling Stories →
Look mom, I’m on Fast Company
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beeswarm →
Organizes overlapping points in a scatterplot so they don’t
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Avoiding Loops in R →
Slow loops? Maybe these alternative will help
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