Design and information visualization: two worlds apart
Yes, I know about the Malofiej awards and the Society for News Design. Yes, I know that there are many many designers out there that really care about the data and use their skills to communicate effectively, sometimes with awesome results.
Sacrificing data on the altar of Beauty
But for many many more, data is an annoying […]
Sparklines, Excel, Crystal Xcelsius and stealth-mode charts
You struggle every single day to design the best, the most eye-catching chart for the next presentation. If your goal is to impress your boss, you can stop reading, I have nothing new to offer, I can’t even impress mine. But if you really want to understand your data, there is some (hopefully) interesting […]

