Tag: data visualization
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Wealth Inequality in America
Having spent the last 6 weeks in Alberto Cairo’s MOOC, Introduction to Infographics, I am obsessed now with data visualizations and infographics that really tell a great story and use data in effective ways. It is much harder than it looks. Today’s favorite is the data visualization of the Wealth Inequality in America. Unfortunately, even…
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The importance of purple
The use of color to convey meaning in design and communication is no where more apparent than in the many maps generated for the 2012 U.S. election. American imaginations are full of red states and blue states and the huge ideological associations that go along with those colors. Designers, whether working for one party or…
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The importance of being with like-minded visionaries
It’s been a month since Eyeo Festival and I have been reflecting on the importance of attending events like this. Many speakers and attendees felt Eyeo was something special, something different from other conferences. Paola Antonelli opened the first night expressing how much she had wanted to attend Eyeo, to attend something unique, something…