The Process
7 posts
A couple of famous directors were defending animated films as a medium rather than a genre of film meant for kids. I got to thinking about the parallels to visualization. Read More
Throughout the month I collect new tools for data and visualization and additional resources on designing data graphics. Here's the new stuff for November. Read More
In the spirit of the holidays, here are the tools I am most thankful for. Without them, work would be much more tedious and painful. Read More
Important question: Is animation in visualization even worthwhile? Well, it depends. Surprise, surprise. In this issue, I look at animation in data visualization, its uses, and how I like to think about it when I implement moving data. Read More
Election night has become quite the event for newsrooms and graphics departments over the years, and the visualization production cycle has started to feel more familiar each time. Read More
Over the next few months, I'll be looking more closely at the available visualization apps to see what works and what doesn't. In this issue, I start with Flourish. Read More
As I worked on a wide range of charts recently, I got to thinking about workflow. How does one get from dataset to finished data graphic? This is my process. Read More
If the charts themselves are fairly straightforward without any dubious design choices, are you still "lying with charts" when only the data itself was manipulated? Read More
There's an internet joke — Godwin's Law — that says if an internet discussion goes long enough, the probability that someone mentions Hitler approaches a probability of 1. The visualization equivalent, which I hereby declare as Yau's Law, is the following: If a discussion about a chart goes long enough, the probability that someone claims the chart is misleading approaches 1. It doesn't matter how well-designed, how thorough, or how...