Announcements
The book is printed and out now!
A rather nice last-day-before-holidays package has just arrived at my door: the first pair of copies of my book straight off the printing press!
Andy Kirk
June 24, 2016
BLOG POSTS
Visualisingdata.com was originally launched in 2010 originally to serve as a blog to help continue the momentum of my learning from studying the subject via a Masters degree. I continue to publish articles and share announcements that track developments in my professional experiences as well as developments in the data visualisation field at large.
This is a collection of all my published posts, starting with the newest and dating back to 2010, tracking. These posts include articles, design commentaries, podcast updates, professional updates, and general news from across the data visualisation field.
Best Ofs
Best of the visualisation web… April 2016
At the end of each month I pull together a collection of links to some of the most relevant, interesting or thought-provoking web content I’ve come across during the previous month. Here’s the latest collection from April 2016.
Andy Kirk
June 22, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Santiago Ortiz
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 22, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Valentina D’efilippo
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 21, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Stefanie Posavec
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 20, 2016
Articles
Talk slides from Information+ conference
This week I have had the real privilege of visiting Vancouver to run a workshop, speak at a meetup event and, primarily, to attend and speak at the inaugural Information+ conference
Andy Kirk
June 17, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Simon Scarr
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 13, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Sarah Slobin
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 10, 2016
Field News
Book club! Discussion between 4 data vis authors
I had the pleasure of joining Alberto Cairo, Jorge Camoes, and Stephanie Evergreen to record a special one-off ‘Book club’ discussing our respective experiences in recently working on new data visualisation books.
Andy Kirk
June 8, 2016
Field News
A rapid survey about data visualisation tool skills
This was a short survey used to assess the appetite and needs for training in specific tools/applications/libraries for producing data visualisation work. The purpose was to quantify the challenges of training specific tools alongside the broader teaching of data visualisation.
Andy Kirk
June 7, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Scott Murray
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
June 6, 2016
Announcements
My book is (finally) completed and due out shortly!
Almost two years since the proposal was approved, last Friday, I finally completed the process of developing my new book. The relief and joy was expressed via a piece of impromptu early morning poetry.
Andy Kirk
June 3, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 17
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
June 2, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Kim Rees
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
May 31, 2016
Announcements
BookShopped contest result
This week, I have been running a poll for readers to help decide the outcome of my third and final creative competition to win a copy of my book, namely the #BookShopped contest. The voting closed at 3PM UK time and I am delighted to announce…
Andy Kirk
May 27, 2016
Announcements
BookShopped contest voting
Two weeks ago I launched the third and final creative contest to win a copy of my book. The theme of this challenge was #BookShopped, inviting people to creatively incorporate an image of my book cover into a famous movie scene.
Andy Kirk
May 25, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 16
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
May 24, 2016
Design
New project: ‘Boom and Bust’ – the shape of a roller-coaster season
It has been a long time since I had the chance to undertake a self-initiated visualisation project but I blocked out a couple of days this week to work on a new graphic to mark the ending of the football season.
Andy Kirk
May 20, 2016
Best Ofs
Best of the visualisation web… March 2016
At the end of each month I pull together a collection of links to some of the most relevant, interesting or thought-provoking web content I’ve come across during the previous month. Here’s the latest collection from March 2016.
Andy Kirk
May 17, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Thomas Clever
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
May 16, 2016
Announcements
Win a copy of my book with a ‘shopped movie scene
Over the past two months I have held contests (1 #Graphiti, 2 #BestWorstViz) for successful participants to win a free copy of my book when it is released in June. I was really impressed with the creativity exhibited in both these contests and so I am launching a third, and final, challenge.
Andy Kirk
May 10, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Kate McLean
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
May 10, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 15
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
May 9, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Stephanie Evergreen
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
May 3, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 14
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
April 25, 2016
Articles
Six questions with… Alan Smith
In order to sprinkle some star dust into the contents of my book I’ve been doing a few interviews with various professionals from data visualisation and related fields. These people span the spectrum of industries, backgrounds, roles and perspectives.
Andy Kirk
April 22, 2016
Announcements
BestWorstViz contest result
A couple of weeks ago I launched a second contest inviting people to send me examples of their best worst visualisation work. It had to be their work, though, not just submissions of bad visualisations they’ve seen elsewhere.
Andy Kirk
April 19, 2016
Best Ofs
Best of the visualisation web… February 2016
At the end of each month I pull together a collection of links to some of the most relevant, interesting or thought-provoking web content I’ve come across during the previous month. Here’s the latest collection from February 2016.
Andy Kirk
April 14, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 13
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
April 14, 2016
#LittleVis
The little of visualisation design: Part 12
This is part of a series of posts about the ‘little of visualisation design’, respecting the small decisions that make a big difference towards the good and bad of this discipline.
Andy Kirk
April 13, 2016