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What is Data Vis?
Jim Vallandingham
March 01, 2016
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Transcript
WHAT IS DATA VIS? and why should I care? Jim
Vallandingham Data Visualization Engineer @ Bocoup
BOCOUP.COM
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WHAT IS DATA VIS? A Short boring Answer
WHAT IS DATA VIS? Visual Encoding Of data To Communicate
WHAT IS DATA VIS?
WHAT IS DATA VIS? But what is it Really?
WHAT IS DATA VIS? A Long boring Answer
WHAT IS DATA VIS? fancy Barcharts
WHAT IS DATA VIS? fancy Barcharts (not really)
fancy Barcharts
fancy Barcharts
WHAT IS DATA VIS? A History
A History Babylonian c. 1400 BCE
A History William Playfair 1821
WHAT IS DATA VIS? An Intersection
An Intersection
WHAT IS DATA VIS? An Academic Field
An Academic Field
An Academic Field
An Academic Field
WHAT IS DATA VIS? A Design Process
Design is a process Not a Product
Data Design is a Specific kind of design process Scott
Murray
But to What End?
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? What’s the Point?
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Aggregate and Elucidate
Aggregate and Elucidate
Aggregate and Elucidate
Aggregate and Elucidate
Aggregate and Elucidate
Aggregate and Elucidate
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Show Connections
Show Connections
Show Connections
Show Connections
Show Connections
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Tell A Story
Tell A Story
Tell A Story
Tell A Story
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Increase Data Literacy
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? In a Good Way
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WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? In a BAD way
In a BAD way
In a BAD way
In a BAD way
In a BAD way
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Increase Algorithmic Literacy
Increase Algorithmic Literacy
Increase Algorithmic Literacy
WHAT CAN DATA VIS DO? Change The World?
Change The World
Change The World
Change The World
Everyday in Science Change The World
VISUALIZING How can you get into this Awesome field?
Code-less
Code-less RAW
Code-less LYRA
Code-less TABLEAU
Code-less DATABASIC
Code-ful
Code-ful PYTHON MATPLOTLIB
Code-ful PYTHON SEABORN
Code-ful R GGPLOT2
Code-ful JAVASCRIPT P5.JS
Code-ful JAVASCRIPT
TIPS & TRICKS Things that could Help you Visualizing
Start with the Data
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Focus on your audience & What questions they Have
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Use visualizations that Answer These Questions
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Everything is A Remix
But share your inspirations!
Possible Inspiration Sources
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Iterate Iterate Iterate With a Friend
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Have Fun! Thanks
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MY WORK Cause I’m Very important
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VALLANDINGHAM.ME @vlandham