Ancient Andean cultures used quipus knotted strings as a powerful form of data encoding. Long before spreadsheets, these tactile tools tracked census data, resources, and stories. Each knot carried meaning. Portable, durable, and deeply structured, quipus are a forgotten ancestor of modern data viz reminding us that information has always needed form.
Data in the Wild #12: The Incan Origins of Information Design Read More »
To mark World Book Day the lovely people at Flourish invited me to propose five data viz titles that I think should belong on peoples’ book shelves.
5 (+1) book recommendations for World Book Day Read More »
What follows is some analysis about football – Premier league football specifically – and is motivated by my dislike – no, let me raise that to hate – of draws. Some regular readers may wonder if they’ve landed on the wrong website but we’re going to see some charts soon so that does keep it on-brand.
Not ‘sharing the spoils’: A closer look at draws in the Premier League Read More »
2023 has seen an explosion in the buzz of new developments and discourse surrounding all things to do with Artificial Intelligence. In this series of posts I’m taking stock of what I know, what I don’t know, what I think, and what I might speculate about what these advancements in AI mean in its applicability for data visualisation.
Making Sense of Data Visualisation and AI (Part 2) Read More »
2023 has seen an explosion in the buzz of new developments and discourse surrounding all things to do with Artificial Intelligence. In this series of posts I’m taking stock of what I know, what I don’t know, what I think, and what I might speculate about what these advancements in AI mean in its applicability for data visualisation.
Making Sense of Data Visualisation and AI (Part 1) Read More »
This is a published version of my experimental play with my new Threads account in which I chronicle a single working day to give some brief insight into life as a data vis freelancer.
A day in the life of a data vis freelancer Read More »
In this post I share several sections of useful resources that may help you find out what data visualisation tools are available, are being used, and what they are capable of in terms of charting features.
The data visualisation technology landscape Read More »
This made me wonder about a similar discussion in the context of data visualisation, and specifically the notion of a dream team. If you could form a team of skilled practitioners, each bringing a different core strength to the table, who would make the team?
The “Seven Hats” Dream Team Challenge Read More »
Coverage of the Coronavirus outbreak is everywhere as news media, governments and health organisations across the globe analyse its spread and impact.
Communication themes from Coronavirus outbreak Read More »
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to work on and present a talk titled ‘Data Visualisation: The State of the Union, 2019 and beyond”
Talk slides: The State of the Union 2019+ Read More »