Hi there.
After the most intense internet searching of my life, I found some pretty cool things to share with you all. Here they are:
Data Visual Aggregator: webdesignledger.com
It’s one of those conglomerate websites that shows lists of interesting web related things, many of them info graphics. What was most appealing of the website was the pretty good tips in a few of the articles/lists and the topics that curated the visual data.
A Visualization: Josh Worth’s Pixel Universe
This is by far the most time consuming search I did but it really puts into perspective the solar system like you’ve never seen it before. Definitely fun to read and very well considered in design.
Artist/Designer: Loren Munk
An oil paint artist/ you tuber/art critic that paints wildly intricate, text heavy paintings of NY city life, geography, and art scene. It combines the complexity of data and digital with the painterly and organic look of a fine arts piece. My favorite
Tatiana Plakhova is also incredible! She creates works within what she calls ‘network visualization‘.
Visualization Tool: Tableausoftware
Tableau uses a body of different databases and other software (VizQL, Live Query, and In-Memory Data) to create a cleaner understanding of data for companies.
Data Collection Tool: IBM SPSS Statistics Software
An extreme version of Excel, SPSS Stats uses basic data management and documentation with the addition of several features that simplify the experience for the ease of the user.
Discussion Forum: Devshed.com
One of the cleaner forums in my search, devshed is organized by programming language forums, tools, and articles. It contains a lot of information but is navigable through a pull down menu and icons for almost everything.
Criticism: Slate Blog Criticizes Rape Infographic
By Amanda Marcotte. A simple visualization of rapists tried, convicted, and falsely accused compared to the amount of actual rapists demonstrated how impactful visual data could be to those without the facts and those with. It fired up a conversation over not just accuracy issues but the incorrect message given out to internet users.
Data Source: Data.gov
This database is clean and simple. Organized by categories, one can dive into any large theme and find several documents with government- found, reliable information.
Data Ethics: A Code of Ethics for Data Visualization Professionals
This straightforward article discusses what is to be expected out of a data visualizer. Three important tips I received were do not assume and if necessary make it known, give credit to all sources being used, and create a hierarchical system that communicates the data clearly.
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