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.
The video below has been hitting the social media circles today – though curiously not much within/across the data visualisation field – and I thought I would share it as a really great example of using video and narration to explain an interesting data-driven subject.
Over the past 18 months it has been a great thrill to have the opportunity to travel the world and deliver training courses in data visualisation.
Came across this online resource by chance but the BBC College of Journalism site looks an excellent repository for some handy tips about all sorts of communication-related disciplines that can be applied to the practice of effective data visualisation
I’m not always positively struck by social-media related visualisations, however, I do like this Twitter languages map of New York project from James Cheshire, Ed Manley (of CASA) and John Barratt (of Trendsmap) – as well as several others.
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 January 2013.
Sometimes I find myself lazily defaulting to posting things on twitter but forget that, on occasion, they are of such grand importance that, really, they should be shared with the wider world. Here is one such example.
Thanks to FastCo Exist I’ve come across this interesting use of WebGL to create a 3D interactive visualisation of the world’s carbon emissions.
Thinking of re-profiling your work in to a more lucrative direction? Look no further than the latest boom industry – the ‘sad graph’ designer. Here’s a funny clip taken from Charlie Brooker’s BBC Weekly Wipe show.
This week Periscopic released a striking new project titled ‘US Gun Murders in 2010’. It has already been showcased on all the major data visualisation and design sites, and rightly so. I love it.
Every now and then I’m happy to justify to myself a rather indulgent post and today has a particularly warranted feel to it. Today marks the third anniversary since I launched visualisingdata.com and published my first post.
Earlier this week I posted about the project exploring the impact of Superstorm Sandy. One of the enduring features of this work was the integration of imagery with the core data visualisation interface, expanding the scope of the users’ connection with the event.
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 December 2012.
I saw some nice techniques being used in this project developed by Derek Watkins and Laura Kurgan from the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University.
You will no doubt know by now that I have a book out – I’ve not been shy in letting people know! What I have neglected to do so far, though, is to give people a flavour of the style and coverage of the book.
This is just a general observation that I shared on Twitter but wanted to capture it and share it on here. It has been noticable over the past few days how much increased visibility/output there has been from the BBC with regards to its Interactive and Graphics work.
It has been a rare pleasure to have the opportunity to spend the week along the US west coast, meeting some incredible people, catching up with old friends and new and being kindly invited to give a few talks along the way.
It was my great pleasure to be invited back on to the outstanding data stories podcast last week, for my third appearance! I joined hosts Enrico and Moritz alongside Andrew Vande Moere and Bryan Connor to discuss our feelings on what was big in 2012 and our hopes and expectations for 2013.
The contents of this post are now published on the References page
I would be surprised if many people out there have not heard of Alberto Cairo, given the vast amount of different channels and contexts through which he is active in the data visualisation field.
A week or so ago I shared details of the imminent release of my first book, well I’m thrilled to say my book is now published and available to buy!
A huge thank you to everyone who has read, shared, discussed and contributed to the success of this site over during 2012. It’s been a great year and I’m looking forward to moving into my 4th year in 2013 with a step-up in quality, quantity and creativity
To mark the milestone of each mid-year and end of year I try to take a reflective glance over the previous 6 months period in the data visualisation field and compile a collection of some of the most significant developments.
I’m delighted to announce that my book ‘Data Visualization: A Successful Design Process’ has finally been completed and is now ready to be published!
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 November 2012
Those of you with memories that stretch at least 362 days will recall my rather incendiary post (kind of) from December of last year that brought attention to the utter uselessness of Google’s 2011 Zeitgeist interactive report.
Confirming details of the finalised locations/venues for my forthcoming data visualisation training events that will taken place in Seattle, Seattle, San Francisco in January.
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 October 2012.
Following my recent visit to Johannesberg and Cape Town, I was interviewed by Gill Moodie for Journalism.co.za website, aimed at the Journalists of South Africa, to discuss ‘creating new kinds of stories with data visualisation’.
Back in August I shared details of the first ever ‘Visualized’ conference. The event has been taking place in New York over the past couple of days and so I wanted to share some quick reflections from what has been a fantastic event.
Came a cross a nice project yesterday developed by Distilled for the Trainline.com that visualises nearly 200 year of railway openings across Britain.