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#visualization
Chris Weaver
Visualization
Visual exploration and analysis of data is increasingly important for advancement in virtually every area of human endeavor. Whether recorded directly by people or indirectly using machines, data captures our observations and interpretations of the world. When people interact…
Is BI dead?
BI tools limitations
..if a metric on a dashboard falls below some threshold, absolutely, send an email. But BI tools aren’t pipelines. They’re borders, handing off data between machines and humans. People read data differently than computers—we can digest small amounts of it; we like pictures. We…
BI tools limitations
..if a metric on a dashboard falls below some threshold, absolutely, send an email. But BI tools aren’t pipelines. They’re borders, handing off data between machines and humans. People read data differently than computers—we can digest small amounts of it; we like pictures. We…
Prism | About Prism
Prism and aesthetic provocations
..the end goal of Prism is to produce aesthetic provocations, that is, visualizations which provoke further discussion. But because it is a digital project, Prism can integrate many individual interpretations and create a wide range of visualizations while maintaining data…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
Peak performers are visualizers
Dr. Charles Garfield has done extensive research on peak performers, both in athletics and in business. He became fascinated with peak performance in his work with the NASA program, watching the astronauts rehearse everything on earth, again and again in a simulated environment…
Affirmation and visualization as programming
I believe that central to all enduring religions in society are the same principles and practices clothed in different language—meditation, prayer, covenants, ordinances, scripture study, empathy, compassion, and many different forms of the use of both conscience and…
The Functional Art: An Introduction To Information Graphics And Visualization
Visualization as a form of information architecture
For my purposes in this book, information graphics and visualization is a form of information architecture. But how can we be more precise in describing the relationship between the branch and the trunk? [...] Among the most relevant disciplines is information design, defined…
Graphics are tools for the eyes and brain
By giving numbers a proper shape, by visually encoding them, the graphic has saved you time and energy that you would otherwise waste if you had to use a table that was not designed to aid your mind. The first and main goal of any graphic and visualization is to be a tool for…
Form should be constrained by function
It is true, as we just have seen, that function doesn’t necessarily determine form. But it is also true that the form of a technological object must depend on the tasks it should help with. This is one of the most important principles to re-member when dealing with infographics…
Infographics and visualization lie on a continuum
The second theme is the common nature of infographics and information visualization. Some professionals and academics have erected a sharp distinction between the two disciplines. According to them, infographics present information by means of statistical charts, maps, and…
Visualization as functional art
individual information graphics are also technologies, means to fulfill purposes, devices whose aim is to help an audience complete certain tasks. This apparent no-brainer will have consequences later on. If you accept that a visualization is, above all, a tool, you are…
Word Clouds Considered Harmful » Nieman Journalism Lab
Word clouds
If you are fortunate enough to have no idea what a word cloud is, here is some background. A word cloud represents word usage in a document by resizing individual words in said document proportionally to how frequently they are used, and then jumbling them into some vaguely…