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The joys and sorrows of concentric circle graphics
There are not many good examples of concentric circle graphics out there. La Nacion produced one last year about subway strikes, and The Guardian produced an interactive graphic on gay rights in the...
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Should graphics be easy to understand?
Ah, the glamorous life of the data visualization designer… to draw or not to draw? To obfuscate or not to obfuscate? I’ve been doing some reading lately about a debate that is making its way amongst...
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Simple when simple will do
A few weeks ago, Kim Rees, via Flowingdata, said in fifty words what I tried to say in two thousand.
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Making good infographics: Understanding planning, teams, data and designers
A few weeks ago, I posted a lengthy three-part series on building good infographics. To kick off the new year, here’s an infographic that I designed to illustrate the key concepts of that series. Enjoy!
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Infographics: Does time equal quality?
Does time equal quality in good infographics? Nope, not necessarily. I’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately and, in reading recent posts by Seth Godin and Alberto Cairo, it’s interesting to see...
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The “art” of compromise: Is there room for compromise in designing data...
In my last post, I discussed how expectations and perceptions of designers are as important to quality data visualizations as are more conventional resources, such as time, people and money. But there...
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Case study: creating a 50-state data visualization on elections administration
Ever wonder how well states are running their elections systems? Want to know which state rejects the highest number of absentee ballots? Or which state has the lowest voting time? And which state has...
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Big data, small budget, good mission: Using data and other cool stuff for...
These days, you can throw a rock and reliably hit any number of articles and headlines proclaiming the power of big data, open data, and transparency. The acceptance and adoption of using large, public...
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Mapping data on the influence of traditional and digital media for social change
The shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old black Florida high school student who was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, spurred one of the most widely reported, painful and...
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Dataviz is not a one-way street: fostering critical thinkers
Last year, I wrote two posts about the important editorial role that the designer plays in visualizing data (you can read them here and here). This week, Moritz Stefaner did a much more eloquent (and...
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DC Metro Closures June 2016 – May 2017 Infographic
DC Metro Safetrack closures and Capital Bikeshare options for June 2016-May 2017 (rev. September 14, 2016) [Updated Sept 14, 2016. Click on the graphic for a full-size render.] Why this graphic? If you...
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