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Xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By R

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Thighs Wide Shut FlowingData | Data Visualization and Statistics I'm Learning To Share! Edward Tufte Edward Tufte is a statistician and artist, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Statistics, and Computer Science at Yale University. He wrote, designed, and self-published 4 classic books on data visualization. The New York Times described ET as the "Leonardo da Vinci of data," and Business Week as the "Galileo of graphics." He is now writing a book/film The Thinking Eye and constructing a 234-acre tree farm and sculpture park in northwest Connecticut, which will show his artworks and remain open space in perpetuity. Visual Display of Quantitative Information 200 pages Envisioning Information 128 pages Visual Explanations 160 pages Beautiful Evidence 214 pages Same paper and printing as in original clothbound editions. All 4 clothbound books, autographed by author $150 Available directly from Graphics Press. Die visuelle Darstellung quantitativer Informationen, (200 Seiten), $12 数量情報の視覚的表示, (200 ページ)、$12 A exibição visual das informações quantitativas, (200 paginas) $12

The Mad Vortex Information Visualization Manifesto Posted: August 30th, 2009 | Author: Manuel Lima | Filed under: Uncategorized | – “The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures” Ben Shneiderman (1999) – Over the past few months I’ve been talking with many people passionate about Information Visualization who share a sense of saturation over a growing number of frivolous projects. When Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas wrote about Vernacular Visualization, in their excellent article on the July-August 2008 edition of interactions magazine, they observed how the last couple of years have witnessed the tipping point of a field that used to be locked away in its academic vault, far from the public eye. I don’t tend to be harshly censorial of many of the projects that over-glorify aesthetics over functionality, because I believe they’re part of our continuous growth and maturity as a discipline. Even though a clear divide is necessary, it doesn’t mean that Information Visualization and Information Art cannot coexist.

Criggo 50 Great Examples of Data Visualization Wrapping your brain around data online can be challenging, especially when dealing with huge volumes of information. And trying to find related content can also be difficult, depending on what data you’re looking for. But data visualizations can make all of that much easier, allowing you to see the concepts that you’re learning about in a more interesting, and often more useful manner. Below are 50 of the best data visualizations and tools for creating your own visualizations out there, covering everything from Digg activity to network connectivity to what’s currently happening on Twitter. Music, Movies and Other Media Narratives 2.0 visualizes music. Liveplasma is a music and movie visualization app that aims to help you discover other musicians or movies you might enjoy. Tuneglue is another music visualization service. MusicMap is similar to TuneGlue in its interface, but seems slightly more intuitive. Digg, Twitter, Delicious, and Flickr Internet Visualizations

TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK 15 examples Data Visualization is a method of presenting information in a graphical form. Good data visualization should appear as if it is a work of art. This intrigues the viewer and draws them in so that they can further investigate the data and info that the graphic represents. In this post there are 15 stunning examples of Data Visualization that are true works of art. Click on the title or image for a larger view of each visualization. The Strengths of Nations Here’s an image that discusses the variations in how different nations pursue science. Madrid.Citymurmur CityMurmur tries to understand and visualize how media attention reshapes the urban space and city. Genome Jules & Jim This visual represents the relationship between characters in the movie Jules & Jim. One Week of the Guardian This is one day in a series that takes the news from one week of the Guardian newspaper, and visually represents it as a series of static visualisations. One Week of the Guardian Leisure & Poverty Stock Data Related Posts

The 40 Sexiest Scarlett Johansson GIFs « 9 out of 10 doctors agree that you absolutely cannot have enough Scarlett Johansson in your diet. And since we’ve already brought you Scar-Jo’s hottest photos in celebration of her birthday, we decided today to show you her sexiest GIFs from various movies, TV appearances, and life. Obviously we won’t be including this one. Because it’s her stunt double from The Avengers. Scarlett Johansson GIF 1 The 40 Sexiest Scarlett Johansson GIFs <img src=" alt="Scarlett Johansson GIF 1"/>Scarlett Johansson GIF 1 <img src=" alt="Scarlett Johansson GIF 2"/>Scarlett Johansson GIF 2 <img src=" alt="Scarlett Johansson GIF 3"/>Scarlett Johansson GIF 3

The Made Shop TWENTY TEN // Linear Calendar Fullscreen TWENTY TEN // Linear Month Calendar Poster. Print For Sale So I posted a little sketch on my tumblr a few weeks ago of this novel idea I had for a one-page calendar that lets you see the whole year at a glance without having all the tiny, separate month boxes. Anyway, a lot of people wrote to me asking me to make it into an actual print, and I have obliged. ♥ The Made Shop FINAL DESIGN - 18" x 24"

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