Data Visualization
Google launches Data Gif Maker so you can create animated GIFs to illustrate data
As names go, it's clear that little thought went into Google's new Data Gif Maker. It's a simple tool that lets you create animated GIFs to compare …
Information ArchitectureTableau Makes Data Visualization Smarter -- Humans Still Winning, Just
Data on its own can be bewildering, apparently meaningless and even nonsensical in all its raw forms. This in part is why we have seen the rise of the data visualization company and the ‘business dashboard’ tool. Usually found within the so-called world of Business Intelligence (BI), we can now …
Business IntelligenceFrom Medicine To Mars: Virtual Reality And The Future Of Data Visualization
In 2016, nearly 100 million virtual reality units were shipped in the United States, and experts predict it will be a $4 billion market by 2018. While many think the VR hype is fading, OSF HealthCare’s Dr. Matthew Bramlet believes this is just the beginning. “Visual technologies are not a fad. It’s …
Information ArchitectureHow to Pick the Perfect Color Combination for Your Data Visualization
Choosing any color scheme -- whether for graphics, websites, brands, etc. -- is a challenge in and of itself. That choice of colors sets the mood for …
Information ArchitectureData sonification lets you literally hear income inequality
Income inequality along New York City’s line 2 train is so drastic that you can literally hear it. An emerging data trend — or art form, depending on …
Social JusticeThis Idea Is Pushing Data Visualization To A New Level
What does data taste like?<p>It’s probably not a question that’s crossed your mind, but data visualization experts Susanne Jaschko and Moritz Stefaner decided to ask — and answer — the question as a way to make their field more personal, emotional and relevant.<p>Imagine a fish stew whose ingredients …
Information ArchitectureBetween the Wires: An interview with data visualization scientist Irene Ros
“I was the kind of kid who enjoyed building dollhouses but not really playing with the dolls.”<p>“Even though ‘data science’ is often used as a …
Information ArchitectureMaking of: Line drawing on a grid
15 May 2017<p>Table of Contents<p>1. Web page<br>• 2. Diagram<br>• 3. Algorithm<br>• 4. Interaction<br>• 5. Redraw function<br>• 6. Steps<br>• 7. Linear interpolation of numbers<br>• 8. Linear …
Web DevelopmentThe people who fight hacking and cybercrime are turning to designers for help
Not all intelligence analysts wear plain suits and grim expressions.<p>At the IBM Design studios in Austin, Texas, a team of 30 designers are enthusiastically parsing malware threats, viruses, hacks and malicious IP addresses to visualize the veins of cyberattacks all over the world.<p>Led by former …
CybersecurityGetting Started with Infographics in Tumult Hype
In this post, I’m going to share some tips on creating infographics & data visualizations in Tumult Hype and show off a few amazing examples.Who am …
Web Development45 Years Ago, NASA Launched An Infographic For Aliens Into Space
How do you explain life on Earth without using human language? With graphic design, of course.<p>In 1972, a journalist named Eric Burgess was touring an aerospace company with a group of fellow science correspondents when he had an unprecedented thought. The group had just gotten a glimpse of the</i> …
Information DesignToday's Webinar: Seven Tips to Better Visualization Design
Join us this morning at 10 a.m. PT for the webinar, Simply Compelling - Seven Tips to Better Visualization Design, presented by Miranda Li.<p>Miranda is …
Information ArchitectureTeaching Visual Literacy Through Photography
This exhibition features photographs and photobooks made by students of Aperture’s 2016/17 visual literacy program, <b>Aperture On Sight</b>. Over the course …
Edward TufteBoost your productivity and add the cool-factor to your reports
As of today, all Microsoft Power BI users can start using dynamic and cool-looking ZoomCharts in reports and dashboards.<p><i>Here is how ZoomCharts help</i> …
Business IntelligenceData Curious 15.05.2017: A roundup of data stories, datasets and visualisations from last week
Welcome back to my weekly roundup of data-driven things I noticed on the web last week. This is week 5 (last week’s post is here, and special thanks …
U.S. CensusshinyMlr
(This article was first published on <b>mlr-org</b>, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers)<p>shinyMlr is a web application, built with the <br>R-package “shiny”<br>that …
R LanguageHow to make small multiples in R using geom_line
We’ve been exploring and visualizing datasets from the fivethirtyeight R package for various <i>Storybench</i> tutorials. (See our tidyr tutorial and our …
Data Science6 weird tricks for insane chart performance
How do you like my clickbait title? While you are here, I want to share some tricks to handle larger datasets without locking the UI or slowing down …
JavaScriptThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to d3.js
The landscape for learning d3 is rich, vast and sometimes perilous. You may be intimidated by the long list of functions in d3’s API documentation or …
Information ArchitectureConfused by data visualization? Here’s how to cope in a world of many features
The late data visionary Hans Rosling mesmerised the world with his work, contributing to a more informed society. Rosling used global health data to …
Information ArchitectureA Visual Vocabulary for Concept Models
Part One: Rendering Relationships<p>I’m gone a little crazy for concept models. It started with when I wrote, How to Make a Concept Model, and then when …
UX DesignHow to create an annotated line graph in Google Sheets
This post looks at how to create a more advanced line graph in Google Sheets, with comparison lines and annotations, so that the viewer can absorb …
Information ArchitectureFlorence Nightingale: nursing by numbers
This judgement was made by Florence’s friend Karl Pearson (1857–1936), himself a pioneer in the application of statistics to social problems as a …
HistoryA Step-by-Step Guide to Advanced Data Visualization in Excel 2010
As a reader of this blog, you probably know I use Microsoft Excel for a lot of my data visualization needs. Excel is easy to use, everyone has it, …
Information ArchitectureBig Data for Humans: The Importance of Data Visualization
Everyone has heard the old moniker garbage in – garbage out. It is a simple way of saying that machine learning is only as good as the data, …
Big DataAmerican Panorama - The Data Visualization Blog
American Panorama is an historical atlas of the United States for the twenty-first century. It combines cutting-edge research with innovative …
Information ArchitectureThese 12 Graphs Show Why Data Viz Is So Important
If you’ve ever doubted that visualization matters to data analysis, you need to see these images.<p>Why is data visualization so important in statistics, anyway? Graphs and other kinds of visualizations might seem superfluous, if you’re using statistical analysis to look for patterns in a data set, …
Information ArchitectureExcel 2016 cheat sheet
Microsoft Windows may get all the press coverage, but when you want to get real work done, you turn your attention to the applications that run on …
Information ArchitectureAsean DataView: Facebook popularity lags behind among young Indonesians
Lower share of country’s millennials using the social network than in rest of Asean<p>Indonesian millennials are much less interested in Facebook as a …
Information ArchitectureThis Venn Diagram Perfectly Sums Up The Trump-Comey Mess
Trump has a habit of firing people who investigate him.<p>Confused about the late-breaking news yesterday that President Donald J. Trump fired the F.B.I. director James B. Comey? You’re not alone.<p>advertisement<p>Is it because of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, and Comey’s surprise announcement …
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