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Data Visualization. Or: What Happens When We Take Some Things And Make Them Look Like Other Things?. Representation ≈≠ ≅ Abstraction. Representation ≈≠ ≅ Abstraction Info- G raphics vs. Aesthetic Compositions. Method. Gather Data Synthesize Represent Results. Method. Gather Data
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Data Visualization Or: What Happens When We Take Some Things And Make Them Look Like Other Things?
Representation ≈≠≅ Abstraction
Representation ≈≠≅ Abstraction Info-Graphics vs. Aesthetic Compositions
Method • Gather Data • Synthesize • Represent Results
Method • Gather Data • Synthesize • Represent Results Input Program Output
Gather Data Input
Sources • APIs (Application Programming Interface) • Twitter • Wolfram • Government Databases • Gov’t Printing Office • FedStats • Census
Synthesize Program
Program • Parametric / Dynamic / Live Data • Grasshopper • JavascriptLibraries for Visualizations • HTML5 Canvas • Wolfram • Alpha • Mathmatica
Represent Results Output
Examples • Hans RoslingPresentation • Time – Where America Lives • We_Feel_Fine • Path v1.0 • Deluge • REAS • RSSVoyage • Evolution_of_the_Web
Resources • Visualizing.org • DataVisualization.ch • Polymaps • Vizzuality • Hyperakt