Economist charts of the year
Paper in “Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science”
My paper on visualizing dynamic networks has just been published in the Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science. There's a discount code for those purchasing in the next three months---VIP35. … [Read more...]
Visual Vocabulary tool
Choosing the right type of chart is an essential part of producing an effective data visualization. It's pointless adding bells and whistles to something that's fundamentally unsuited to the message you are trying to convey. The Financial Times Visual Journalism team have a Visual Vocabulary tool that helps them choose the correct chart for a story. It's basically a catalog of charts indexed by … [Read more...]
Visualization pioneer, Hans Rosling, dies aged 68
Hans Rosling has died this week, aged 68. He become famous due to a TED talk he gave in 2006. In the talk he brought international health statistics to life via animated visualizations. He used motion to help viewers make sense of the data. The software used in his talk was later released as Gapminder and can be used by anyone wishing to display their own data using time-based animation. … [Read more...]