The art of data visualization
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FlowingData
Whoa. What did I just read? I think most of you know of Freakonomics, but in case you don't, it started as a book in 2005, by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. The book examines corners of life (like cheating in sumo) through data. It's a good read. SuperFreakonomics was the follow-up in 2009.It exists as masterful art pieces and amazingly useful analysis tools. In both cases though it brings data -- which is oftentimes cryptic -- to the masses and shows that data is more than a bucket of numbers. by Aug 22
37 Data-ish Blogs
You might not know it, but there are actually a ton of data and visualization blogs out there. I'm a bit of a feed addict subscribing to just about anything with a chart or a mention of statistics on it (and naturally have to do some feed-cleaning every now and then). In a follow up to my short list last year, here are the data-ish blogs, some old and some new, that continue to post interesting stuff.
Max Kiesler – Designer
A explorer... pleins de belles choses on dirait :) by Aug 13
information aesthetics
I am amazed by it too. Looking for some inspiration and ideas of how I could visualise our project. by Feb 1
Visualizing Music
This is great. Gave me a good laugh, not to demean the hard work and artmanship of the picture. I dig that too. Very nice. by Jan 5
Edward Tufte
ET Modern, a museum/gallery of Edward Tufte's sculptures and prints, is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, 547 West 20th Street, corner of West 20th Street and 11th Avenue, in New York's Chelsea art district, 212 206-0300. ET gives artist tours on some Saturdays (check with the gallery manager). Edward Tufte's one-day course, "Presenting Data and Information," will be offered at ET Modern on Sunday April 29; Monday April 30; and Tuesday May 1."Original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned, this book is a work of art. The art here is cognitive art, the graphic display of relations and empirical data." SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Visual Explanations: Quantities, Evidence
"There's a book that you simply must see. Riveting ideas on how to tell compelling stories of cause and effect using numbers and images." WASHINGTON POST
"Remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images." RUDOLF ARNHEIM
Envisioning Information
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 ). This animation reminds me of the CDC obesity map, to which I gave a positive review in 2005 ( link ).
Junk Charts
sorry. i thought this was search box. so that was why i typed in junk. by Oct 20
The future of User Interfaces
Information Art