Illusions in Data Visualization Data visualizations are effective ways for inputting information into a human’s brain, and as Visual Analytics Researcher at Tableau Software and Visual.ly advisor Robert Kosara says, visualizations are what makes our world real. But even when the people who created the visualization are being honest, we can’t always trust what our eyes are showing us. We’ve evolved our visual perceptual system over millions of years (some other animals see optical illusions too) and it is extremely effective at what it does, but it still has some quirks. Sometimes it takes shortcuts to make things efficient, and those shortcuts are exposed in optical illusions. In a data visualization context, illusions are dangerous because they can make us see things that aren’t really there in the data. There are two main types of optical illusions: Physiological and Cognitive. Physiological Physiological illusions happen because of the way our sight systems physically work. Cognitive
Ballet 153 95 89 33 55 42 24 245 60 19 923 331 64 243 212 494 119 762 118 31 21 1320 312 30 731 30 68 13 8 110 96 44 92 19 14 111 910 15 21 15 125 50 59 1728 178 57 422 2125 411 611 429 88 1046 356 134 813 706 1250 883 729 253 84 112 307 97 27 23 The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms. "My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception," he says. "The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered as the monopoly of the form and relevance of the information fades over time. Dettmer is originally from Chicago, where he studied at Columbia College. Update: Read our exclusive interview with the Book Surgeon here. Brian Dettmer's website
Chan Hwee Chong Makes Spiral Illustrations with a Single Line In one of the most impressive advertising ideas I have ever seen, Singapore-based art director and designer Chan Hwee Chong uses a single long line to create spiral recreations of famous artworks. In an inspired advertising campaign for Faber-Castell, designer Chan Hwee Chong demonstrates his unbelievable talent by creating spiral illustrations inspired by some of the most popular masterpieces in history. Using the above mentioned company’s pens, he starts with a blank canvas, and by drawing a continuous line in a spiral he somehow manages to make detailed reproductions of the famous works of art. via Neatorama Reddit Stumble
Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings A Father Who Creatively Captures His Kids (20 photos) If there was a prize that could be given out to the most creative father, I'd hope that it was awarded to Jason Lee. A wedding photographer by day, he's used to capturing some of the most important moments in a couple's lives. As a longtime fan of Jason's photos on Flickr however, I think the real magic happens when he turns the camera onto his daughters. Sure, his children are adorably cute in their own right, but that's not what makes his photos so interesting. I was able to get in touch with Jason to ask him a few questions. Q: How did you get into photography? Q: How do you come up with such creative photos of your daughters? Q: How has being on Flickr helped you with your business? Q: Any inspirational stories you'd like to share? Q: Do you have any advice for aspiring photographers? Q: Any quotes you live by? Thanks for the interview, Jason, and for letting us share in your fatherhood experience. Jason Lee's website
Amazingly Creative Drawing Vs Photography | Weird Pictures, Wonderful Things - StumbleUpon This wonderful work has done by a very talented Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer Ben Heine. This creative artist was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He Studied graphic arts and sculpture and I also have a degree in journalism. Carne Griffiths Instagram ne se limite plus aux images carrées Le Monde.fr | • Mis à jour le | Par Michaël Szadkowski Il s’agit d’une petite révolution pour les accros à la photographie partagée sur smartphone. Instagram, qui comptait en décembre 2014 au moins 300 millions d’utilisateurs actifs, annonce, jeudi 27 août, qu’il donne à ses utilisateurs la possibilité de poster des photos dans un autre format que le carré. La version 7.5 de l’application voit apparaître un bouton destiné au cadrage, qui s’affiche au moment de poster l’image et permet de la partager en tant que portrait (vertical) ou paysage (horizontal). Cette évolution permettra de respecter les cadres originaux des photos et vidéos prises avec un smartphone ou un appareil numérique, et qui sont partagées sur l’application. « Vous pouvez partager des photos et vidéos dont les dimensions sont comprises entre 1.91 : 1 et 4:5 », précise Instagram.