Of All The People In All The World Of All The People In All The World, a traveling art exhibit in the UK, uses grains of rice to bring the large numbers behind world populations to the grasp of the average human being. In the exhibit, one grain of rice equals one person and those grains of rice are put together to represent all kind of statistics from the small (such as the number of people who have walked on the moon) to the large (the population of the United States as seen below). Link
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
25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information. Instead of pouring over figures and long reports to decipher data, an infographic can immediately make apparent exactly what a dataset actually means. Below are more than 25 infographics that can be useful to web designers. Some are incredibly practical, some provide information that might be of interest to designers and some just present data that might be interesting to those who design websites all day. If you know of any good ones that we may have missed, please add them in the comments section below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Data Visualization, Design and Informat… Perl Perl 5.005 or greater and the following CPAN modules GD compiled with True Type font support Config::General DBI File::Basename Pod::Usage Math::Bezier, if you would like to use Bezier curves to draw your table links SQL::Translator, if you would like to parse SQL schema dumps Generic SQL database support You will need access to a SQL database and permission to list tables and table fields for the database you wish to generate a schema ball. MySQL Shemaball was designed originally for MySQL and works with MySQL out of the box. True Type Fonts Your version of GD must be compiled with support for True Type fonts.
Typography Meets Infographics on Datavisualization Fontshop is celebrating its 20th birthday and they invite us to celebrate with them. On this occasion they’ve created a delicate infographic documenting amusing and enlightening statistics. If you like what you see there’s more for you to celebrate: the infographic is growing over the coming weeks. Walrus - Gallery Visualization & Naviga… Walrus - Gallery: Visualization & Navigation These screenshots and animations are simply intended to give a feel for what visualization and navigation in Walrus are like. The data shown are not necessarily meaningful in themselves. Click on a thumbnail for the larger version. Skitter Monitors champagne (9,175 nodes and 15,519 links) riesling (54,893 nodes and 79,409 links) lhr (535,102 nodes and 601,678 links) CVS Repository (18,474 nodes and 18,473 links) Various Directory Trees Round-Trip Time Measurements (63,631 nodes and 63,630 links) A description of this data is available. CodeRed Infections (321,986 nodes and 321,985 links) A description of this data is available. Animations These animated GIFs show graph navigation in Walrus. The CVS repository. [1.0MB] The lhr skitter monitor. [3.0MB] The riesling skitter monitor. [3.7MB] The riesling skitter monitor. [5.0MB] [Warning: 32.5MB] [Warning: 15.4MB]
45 Creative Resumes to Seize Attention Editor’s note: For a newer, updated version of this post, check it out here. Are you one of those job seekers who have been sending far too many resumes and been hit with far too many disappointment? The problem may not lie with your qualification or skills set. Employer filters tons of resumes on daily basis, only the outstanding ones get noticed. A creative resume is fairly important. Today we want to bring to your attention a collective of 45 creative and beautiful resumes that will definitely impress an employer. Curriculum Vitae by Jonny-RocketA CV that probably laid the author the job and great at attracting attention among several hundred applicants. Resume by Pau Morgan Me, Myself Curriculum Vitae by Novisurjadi Life Chart ResumeAuthor’s first take at visualizing general tasks he does daily between age 0-32. Resume by Arianedenise Resume on FabricJust a creative way to get a graphic design job, while expressing author’s parallel interest in fabric and sewing. Resume by Adam Stephenson
Microsoft OLAP Blog by Hilmar Buchta dimensional modeling When it comes to dimension design a common question is about dealing with attributes that are changing over time. A frequently used pattern for such attributes was developed by Ralph Kimball with his concept of slowly changing dimensions (SCD). One aspect is to handle source systems that simply overwrite their master data, while you want to preserve past attribute properties for your analytics. Type 1:changes are directly overwritten in the dimension table. Type 2: Past values for dimension data is kept using date from/to columns and/or a current row indicator There are more types and also combinations of types (hybrid types). When talking to other BI architects I frequently hear the opinion that type 2 should be used for almost every attribute. 1. Usually, we don’t want corrections, like a typo in a customer’s name, to be kept historically. Instead of we want to see So, the problem with corrections is obvious. In special cases, things might be more complicated. 2. 3.
Infographic of the Day: How Color Affects Purchases | Designerscouch #thecritiquenetwork List of suggested datasets to test PowerPivot Do you want to test what PowerPivot can do, but cannof find data that you could use for your tests and blog about? Might I suggest for you a few websites: Microsoft Contoso BI Demo Dataset for Retail Industry - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database backup. The Contoso BI Demo dataset is used to demonstrate DW/BI functionalities across the entire Microsoft Office product family. This dataset includes C-level, sales/marketing, IT, and common finance scenarios for the retail industry and support map integration. In addition, this dataset offers large volumes of transactions from OLTP and well-structured aggregations from OLAP, along with reference and dimension data.List of available ODATA services (data feeds): workbook with sample Contoso BI data.
How to Forecast Weather | Ever wondered how to forecast the weather without actually using instruments? Check the Clouds: Clouds can tell us a lot about the weather. For example, they can tell us if it’s going to be warmer on a particular night by simply being there. That’s because they prevent heat radiation from escaping. Check the Humidity: If you’re one of those people whose hair gets all curly when it gets really humid out, you know exactly what this is about. Check the Animals: Birds only fly in the sky when they expect fair weather ahead. Look at the Rainbow (but only in the west) and look for a Red Sky: If you see one in the west, it means a major storm front is coming. Check the Air: If it smells like a compost heap, expect some rain soon. Check the Moon: Seen any red moons lately? Check the Wind: If you can tell which way the wind is blowing, you can tell if there is a storm approaching. A Few More Ideas: Make a campfire – If the smoke goes straight up, clear skies ahead.
Anatomy of a Web Design Client Share this infographic on your site! <a href=" src=" alt="Anatomy of a Web Design Client" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />From: <a href=" Web Design Schools</a> Embed this infographic on your site! <a href=" src=" alt="Anatomy of a Web Design Client" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />From: <a href=" Anatomy of a Web Design Client We've all dealt with the typical web design client. Every business needs a website if they want to remain relevant which is why, in today's Internet drive world, the skill of web design and development is highly coveted. Here's how we perceive the world of web design clients: I Love This!
10 Awesome Infographics for Graphic Designers As a graphic designer, you’ve probably designed at least a few infographics for your clients – or even for fun. You can create (and sell) infographics for any topic or industry, which means infographics can be a lucrative source of income. Some designers make a full-time living designing infographics alone. And while infographics always require the talents of a graphic designer, how many infographics have you seen that feature graphic designers? The following 10 awesome infographics were made by graphic designers, for graphic designers. 1. Learn what different colors represent and what emotions they stir, and when and how to use them in your own designs. 2. This infographic serves as a quick reference for the basic elements of design, complete with tips for how and why each should be considered when creating any design. 3. A humorous look at the daily life of a graphic designer – super deadlines, tons of work, frantic environment and (hopefully) good pay. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.