Posts Tagged ‘data vis’
Video: Journalism in the Age of Data
I have just stumbled on this lovely video on data driven journalism via O’Reilly Radar.
‘Journalists are coping with the rising information flood by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool their staffs and systems to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium. But how do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays?’
Journalism in the Age of Data from Geoff McGhee on Vimeo.
You can watch the full version with annotations and links at datajournalism.stanford.edu.
Data is the new (s)oil?
Fascinating TED talk from David McCandless on the beauty of data visualisation and its increasing importance in a connected world. McCandless quotes Hans Rosling: “let the data set change your mind set”.
Window on hidden truths?
Interesting post over at Creative Review re Data Visualisation. Features link to Newsnight’s recent piece on the subject (and in particular whether it helps articulate or distorts the message) with Kirsty Wark, David McCandless and Neville Brody.
See the infographic review of the designer’s respective performances here!
Example of data visualisation:
