A blog looking at information visualization by David MCandless (Guardian/Wired freelancer). I’m interested in how designed information can help us understand the world, cut through BS and reveal hidden connections, patterns and stories underneath. Or, failing that, it can just look cool!
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As of the 23rd May 2022 this website is archived and will receive no further updates.
understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.
Many of the animations were produced using Flash and will no longer work.
A selection of our social bookmarks sorted by category which we believe to be of general interest. {Originally stored on https://del.icio.us/undunc}
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1 Information Is Beautiful | Ideas, issues, concepts, subjects - visualized!
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1 Junk Charts
A Tufte fan analysing charts that make the news. Usefully linked.
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Chart Porn
Described like this: 'This is a collection of interesting charts, tables, maps, and interactive data toys -- with a focus on economics and graphic design. Enormous thanks to the bloggers who help find all this stuff, and the wonderful researchers, analysts, and graphic designers who create them in the first place.' I think we're in there somewhere...
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chris jordan photography
Examples using deep zoom images of millions of items.
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Cool Infographics - Cool Infographics
Randy is the author of the Cool Infographics blog that highlights some of the best examples of data visualizations and infographics found in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet.
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Datavisualization.ch
Datavisualization.ch is the premier news and knowledge resource for data visualization and infographics.
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Gallery of Data Visualization
Collection of data visualization techniques and software links
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Improving data visualisation for the public sector
Case studies of improved data visualisations for public services in the UK
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Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography, Statistical Graphics, and Data Visualization
wonderful resource - title speaks for itself
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MORtrends | Graphs showing trends in national mortality rates
Time trends in mortality rates. The rates are for particular places, ages and causes of death. Graphs for 16 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands.
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The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook
Interesting coxcomb graphic that takes on the form of what it's trying to describe. You don't read sectors as area here because of the context.
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The top 10 government data visualisations and applications | News | guardian.co.uk
Guardian's choice (?) of the top ten UK government data visualizations
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Understanding Data - A dissertation by Henry Hadlow
Submitted in the form of a 7500 word openzoom image. Reviews Eigenfactor.org, Photosynth, wk.com, Seadragon, Atlas and Last Clock
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visualcomplexity.com | A visual exploration on mapping complex networks
A searchable database of stunning complex network visualisations.
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Wired UK, July ‘09 – Visualizing a Nation’s DNA | blprnt.blg
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YouTube - Chris Jordan: Picturing excess
A Ted Talk by Chris Jordan. Deep zoom images of consumer waste, smoking deaths...