Tools from the Pros #3: Jan Willem Tulp on D3 and Protovis

October 13, 2011

When I saw for the first time a visualization developed by Jan, the Ghost Counties, I was totally fascinated. It’s brilliant. It took me a while to understand how it works, but once I got it I could not help but admiring the strange mix of complexity and simplicity it provides. Despite he looks so [...]

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Let’s Meet at VisWeek!

October 11, 2011

This is a short notice to all FILWD readers who are going to VisWeek 2011. I will be there the full week starting from Sat Oct 22th and I would love to meet some of you guys. There are two main events you might be interested in. Data Visualization Blogging Dinner If you are going to [...]

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Shaking our heads won’t make visualization any better

October 5, 2011

I wanted to title this post “giving constructive feedback about visualization and its long-lasting effect” but it didn’t sound as good as this one. The Story I was about to write my next long post (don’t worry, almost done) when I received an email from a guy working for Hotels.com: “Hope you’re well. I’ve seen you’ve covered [...]

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Tools from the Pros #2: Joe Mako on Tableau

September 15, 2011

Ok guys, here we are with a new interview of Tools from the Pros, the series in which I interview data visualization professionals about their favorite tools.  This time we have Joe Mako talking about his experience with Tableau.Before I start telling anything about Joe, let me tell you how I ended up  interviewing him. I was [...]

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Happy Birthday Fell in Love with Data!

September 14, 2011

Oh gosh, I was almost going to miss it: Fell in Love with Data turns one! One year has passed and so many things happened in the meantime. Where do I start? Well, let me start with the obvious but important: Thanks to all of you guys who are reading, commenting, re-tweeting, sending messages, etc. You [...]

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Tools from the Pros #1: Miriah Meyer on Processing

September 2, 2011

I am really excited to announce my first interview for the “Tools from the Pros” series! We start with a very good one: Miriah Meyer talks about Processing. Miriah is assistant professor at University of Utah. I met her only briefly during a couple of conferences but I am a huge fan of her research [...]

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New Series: Tools from the Pros

September 1, 2011

Hallo everyone! I am happy to introduce a new series nested in the Data Visualization Beginners Toolkit: “Tools from the Pros”. In my last post on data visualization tools I suggested a number of strategies to choose the best tool for you and I provided a list of those I think are the best bets currently [...]

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The Data Visualization Beginner’s Toolkit #2: Visualization Tools

August 25, 2011

(Note: if you are new to this series, the DVBTK doesn’t teach you how to do visualization. Rather it is meant to help people find a less chaotic and more effective path towards the acquisition of the necessary skills to become a data visualization pro. To know more, make sure to read the introduction to the [...]

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How to Become a Data Visualization Freelancer | Interview with Moritz Stefaner

July 27, 2011

I kept my promise: the interview with Moritz Stefaner on data visualization freelancing is finally here! And I am really excited. As I said in my introductory post, I think data visualization freelancing is one of the most exciting trends in visualization; even though it’s a little bit hidden. After recording the interview, I must say I am [...]

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The Data Visualization Beginner’s Toolkit #1: Books and Other Resources

July 20, 2011

One of the main goals of this blog, other than challenging the status quo with reflections at the intersection between academics and practitioners, is to help people become data visualization experts. It’s not rare for me to receive emails from people who are enthusuastic about visualization but have little guidance about how to become an [...]

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