Doesn't the word choropleth just roll off the tongue? Did you know that DC has about 50 grand more people living in its borders than Wyoming? Am I asking questions because I'm too lazy to write a better post to go along with this cartoon?
Choropleth maps and data visualization instacritics
It’s pretty easy to tear down a data visualization. Between Tufte’s traveling show and any number of solid data visualization blogs, we’re creating a hive of instacritics that are currently laying down a path of destruction through unsuspecting visualizers. I try to limit my critiques these days. As easy as it is to tear down […]
Simple strategy: from 3D bar chart to donut chart
People don’t use pie charts because they think it’s the most effective way to display the data. They use pie charts because it is an acceptable way to add a little color to a technical piece of work. When you look at it this way, 3D pie charts are understandable. They are just jazzier versions […]
Hans Rosling in 3 Cartoons
Trying something new here, let me know if you like it! Check out www.gapminder.org to see him in action!
The Power of Networks
My initial updates to Eval Central are complete, so back to cartooning! Are networks an evolution in the manner by which we organize and process complexity? Manuel Lima of Bing makes the argument in the RSA talk embeded below. I have always found comfort in complexity so his talk struck a chord and inspired a […]
Lessons Learned at #eval11 Visual Data and Stakeholder Engagement
I have always been comfortable working with numbers. Mix that with my eagerness to learn new software packages and develop some level of programming experience and you will find someone whose career has led him down a mostly quantitative path. Methods though, should not be dictated by experience and comfort but rather the questions you […]