1. Making a Viz that Stops Traffic@datablick#DATA14#WomenInData

2. I really like playing with data 3. What a monster looks like 4. Noits a monster, silly 5. What a does a dashboard look like? 6. 1. Play with layout.Consider the compositionof the piece as a whole. 7. Why not like this?why not tweet for @datablick while we are talking tweets? 8. 2. What is the goal and context ofyour viz product? If it is not tomake a dashboard, dont make itlook like one. 9. What are you doing with that box?Why are you sitting in that box? Its not a box.Not a Box by Antoinette Portis 10. Its a Not a box 11. Its a Not a dashboard. Its an editorial 12. Its a shopping cart checkoutexperience 13. Its an artistic statement on drought 14. 3. Steal like an artistIts not where you take things fromits where you take them to.- Jean-Luc GodardBook by Austin Kleon 15. Nothing is originalNothing is original Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuelsyour imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings,photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, streetsigns, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to stealfrom that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will beauthentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And dont botherconcealing your thieverycelebrate it if you feel like it.- Jim Jarmusch 16. Stairs of SF inspiration 17. SF Stories- Dave Eggers 18. Stair stories 19. Without stealing 20. Combining (stealing) the inspiration 21. Stories while on the stairs 22. 4. If it doesnt add toit, dont add it. 23. Who doesnt love comedic gore? 24. but it only got in the way of the story thedata was telling. 25. 5. Be ridiculous. Pushthe boundaries and enjoythe ride. 26. I wanted a map that lookeddifferent. 27. Mapping Mayhemhttp://datablick.com/2014/04/14/mapping-mayhem-with-your-own-wms/ 28. Style layers 29. Create layer groups 30. Combine layers 31. Mashup high and low brow 32. all to get a Cartoon-ish map 33. 6. Collaborate 34. Allan Walker mapping and DataBlickdesign 35. if you want those maps tiles toohttp://theywalkedtogether.blogspot.com/2014/05/tableaumapping-new-world-order.html 36. or to lead to whats nextTweet for @AllanWalkerIT for his mapping awesomeness! 37. Key takeaways1. Play with layout. Consider the composition of the pieceas a whole2. What is the goal and context of your viz product? If itis not to make a dashboard, dont make it look likeone.3. Steal like an artist. Re-mix data and inspiration4. Be ridiculous. Push the boundaries and enjoy the ride.5. Collaborate 38. Get off the Computer...I have stared long enough at the glowing flatrectangles of computer screens. Let us give moretime for doing thing in the real worldplant a plant,walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera.- Edward Tufte