Data visualisation and Art
Data is often seen to be as far removed from art as can be. A way of obtaining facts, information and statistics, it is technological rather than personal and beautiful. Or is it? Many...
infographics
Simple infographic and visualisation tools
We’re all acquainted with the perks and limitations of using Google Fusion, Tableau, Many Eyes and Open Street Map but I was wondering what other visualisation and infographic tools are readily accessible and available...
Why Data Journalism is Important
After studying Data Journalism for a year at City University I have come to appreciate the importance of having the skillset to make the most out of numbers and statistics. Many aspiring journalists still...
Data and the London Mayoral elections – let the data help you decide
The Guardian's Data store compiles London data to give an overview of the capital.
VISUALISATION ANALYSIS #3
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/mar/26/office-for-national-statistics-health Simon Rogers has published a fantastic interactive graphic for the Guardian Datastore that maps teenage pregnancy rates in England and Wales from 1998 to 2010. The visualisation shows the conception rate of under-eighteen...
Visualisation Analysis #1
Following on from my earlier post exploring different ways to present data, I have decided to analyse two examples of visualisations from the Guardian Data Store. http://bit.ly/HsqsLf The first is a map of UK fuel...
How to do a good visualisation and why it’s important
Visualisations are an important tool when presenting data, and can be used to show patterns, correlations and the ‘big picture’. Ben Fry has said that visualisations ‘answer questions in a meaningful way that makes...
15 Well Designed Twitter Infographics
FLASHUSER Infographics are probably the best way to show different statistics ( social media, internet marketing, online advertising etc. ) in a pleasant and enjoyable form. The infographic, in most cases, communicates complex datas...
Are You Addicted to Your Mobile Phone [Infographic]
INFOGRAPHICS SHOWCASE This UK-based infographic asks if you are addicted to your mobile phone. They say that 83% of people own mobile phones, and I am thinking they are talking about the population...
How does Google make money? [INFOGRAPHIC]
So Google is pretty much in every part of our online existence now. It helps us find information about random things, access our emails, watch videos online, sort our friends into circles, get analytics...
