Prepare yourself for the class with some quick-and-dirty, shotgun research on data visualization and information graphics. Share interesting finds with the class.

Due Week 2, September 8

Find and explore web sites related to data visualization and information graphics. Look for sites, projects, books, or other resources related to each topic below, and select one you find interesting or valuable. Write a short (1-2 sentence) description for your chosen resource with this class as your audience. Post your collection of links to the class blog. Your blog post should be well written, organized, and neatly formatted. Next week we will take some time to share the best sites.

Topics:

• Data Visualization Aggregator
  A website collects and shows data visualizations or information graphics.
• A visualization
  A specific data visualization that you think merits sharing with the class.
• Artist/Designer
  A website for a specific designer or company that creates data visualizations.
• Visualization Tool
  An application, development environment, programming language, or library designed to help create data visualizations.
• Data Collection Tool
  An application, development environment, programming language, or library designed to help collect data.
• Discussion Forum
  A discussion forum or platform that focuses on data visualization or something related.
• Criticism
  An essay or blog post that critically discusses a work of data visualization.
• Data Source
  A good source of large, formatted data suitable for visualization.
• Data Ethics
  An essay, blog post, or similar that discusses ethics in relation to data.
• A Book
  Got to a library or book store, look at actual printed books. Any book related to data visualization counts here: collected examples, instruction, technical reference, etc. Post a description of the book and link to it on Amazon.

*internet