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http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/17/data-visualisation-visualization

Data visualisation: in defence of bad graphics | News | guardian.co.uk

Are most online data visualisations, well, just not very good?
Dona Wong, whose graphics book I reviewed two years ago ( link ), has recently joined the New York Fed to lead an effort to visualize data. This is exciting because consumers are unlikely to learn anything from Excel spreadsheets, HTML tables, etc. which are the typical formats of public data. One of their efforts is visualization of mortgage delinquency data in the Tri-state and Long Island regions ( link ). http://junkcharts.typepad.com/

Junk Charts

OECD Better Life Initiative

http://oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics – This Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life.
Data presentation can be beautiful, elegant and descriptive. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/02/data-visualization-modern-approaches/

Data Visualization: Modern Approaches - Smashing Magazine

http://stamen.com/datavisualization “Program a map to display frequency of data exchange, every thousand megabytes a single pixel on a very large screen.

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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_best_tools_for_visualization.php

The Best Tools for Visualization

Visualization is a technique to graphically represent sets of data. When data is large or abstract, visualization can help make the data easier to read or understand.