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http://thetypology.com/

DRIVEN BY DATA

MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE

BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE

SBS CENSUS EXPLORER579 LANGUAGES9,138 LOCATIONS

DRIVEN BY DATA

sbs.com.au/census/

HOLDEN CRUZE CAR CHASE24,000 PLAYERS14 DAYS2,000 KM TRAVELLED

DRIVEN BY DATA

https://vimeo.com/32542197

PULSE49 OFFICE TOWERSENERGY BREAKDOWN EVERY 15 MINUTES

DRIVEN BY DATA

http://www.investa.com.au/office/

MAKE COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE

ENGLISH ONLY LOTE

http://small.mu/work/where-casino-picks-up-punters-interactive-maps/

BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTUREwww.investa.com.au/office/portfolio/detail/126-phillip-street-sydney-nsw-2000/

BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTUREignite.sydney.edu.au

WHAT IS DATA VISUALISATION?

William Playfair (1786) The Commercial and Political Atlas: Representing, by Means of Stained Copper-Plate Charts, the Progress of the Commerce, Revenues, Expenditure and Debts of England during the Whole of the Eighteenth Century.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

WILLIAM PLAYFAIR, 1786IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Charles Minard's 1869 chart showing the number of men in Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign army, their movements, as well as the temperature they encountered on the return path.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

CHARLES MINARD, 1869LOSSES OF NAPOLEON’S ARMY IN THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

Original map made by John Snow in 1854. Cholera cases are highlighted in black.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

JOHN SNOW, 1854CHOLERA CASES AROUND THE BROAD STREET PUMP

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

ŠARENI SVJETSKI KOLEDAR, 1901

http://www.academia.edu/182997/Croatian_Diaspora_Almanacs_A_Historical_and_Cultural_Analysis

MODERN CONTEXT

MARCOS WESKAMP,2004NEWSMAP.JP

newsmap.jp

MODERN CONTEXT

MARTIN WATTENBERG, 2005BABYNAMEWIZARD.COM/VOYAGER

www.babynamewizard.com/voyager

MODERN CONTEXT

JONATHAN HARRIS,2006WEFEELFINE.ORG

wefeelfine.org

MODERN CONTEXT

STAMEN, 2009OAKLAND.CRIMESPOTTING.ORG/MAP

oakland.crimespotting.org

MODERN CONTEXT

MORITZ STEFANER, 2011OECDBETTERLIFEINDEX.ORG

oecdbetterlifeindex.org

MODERN CONTEXT

NEW YORK TIMES, 2012ALL THE MEDALISTS

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html

PROCESS

THE PATH TO GOOD DATA VISUALISATION

CONTEXT

COMMUNICATING A SENSE OF SCALE, RELATABILITY

http://howbigreally.com/

PERSPECTIVE

SHOWING DIFFERENT VIEWS

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/27/us/preparations-for-hurricane-irene-and-reports-of-damage.html

EXPLORATION

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

gapminder.org/world

MEDIUM

DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE MEDIUM IS

http://meshu.io/

https://vimeo.com/25118844

http://teemingvoid.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/measuring-cup.html

http://infographicsnews.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/malofiej-17-best-infographics-of-2008.html

VITAL INGREDIENT

DATA INTEGRITY

http://understandinggraphics.com/visualizations/information-display-tips/

VITAL METHOD

VISUAL INTEGRITY

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

PURELY FUNCTIONAL?http://www.businesstoolsstore.com/news/3/Gantt-Chart%7B47%7DDiagram-Excel-Template.html#.UH3v7mlra18

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

PURELY NARRATIVE-DRIVEN?http://www.brazilianartists.net/home/flags/index.htm

INFORMATION AESTHETICS

“THE BALANCE BETWEEN TRUTH AND BEAUTY”

http://moritz.stefaner.eu/

INFORMATION AESTHETICS

TELLING STORIES

INFORMATION AESTHETICS

INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR

TELLING STORIES

INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR

PULSE

PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH A FEEDBACK LOOP

www.greenbuildingsalive.com/datatools/pulse/

ICEHUB

PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH A FEEDBACK LOOP

ABSORB

DATA VISUALISATION RESOURCES

flowingdata.cominfosthetics.comchartsnthings.tumblr.cominfographicsnews.blogspot.comjunkcharts.typepad.com

INTERACTIVE

Uta Eisenreich Network 2002 http://blogs.walkerart.org/design/2007/11/16/uta-eisenreich/

INTERACTIVE

THE DATA, THE VISUALISATION, AND THE STORIES

CREATE

BUILDING YOUR OWN DATA VISUALISATIONS

NEED AN INFOGRAPHIC?

visual.ly

Published by iStrategy , http://visual.ly/anatomy-mobile-market

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFOGRAPHICS

JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE DATA...

junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2012/10/can-information-be-beautiful-when-information-doesnt-exist.html

National Geographics, Designed by Samuel Velasco, http://visual.ly/fifty-years-exploration

TRUE INFOGRAPHICS

TRUE INFOGRAPHICShttp://infographicsnews.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/malofiej-17-best-infographics-of-2008.html

PEOPLE IGNORE BROADCASTED MESSAGES

http://www.flickr.com/photos/f_x_l/5653858453/

CLEAR CAUSE + EFFECThttp://www.diykyoto.com/uk

FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEDIUM

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/23/receipt-redesign-by-berg/

FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEDIUM

http://bergcloud.com/

INTIMACY: PERSONAL AND PERSONALISED

fitbit.com

GROUP BEHAVIOUR + FEEDBACK LOOPhttp://www.gettheworldmoving.com/

FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEDIUM

fitbit.com

TOOLS

YES, IT’S OKAY TO USE EXCEL

Excel + PowerpointIllustrator www-958.ibm.com/manyeyes/selection.datavisualization.ch/developers.google.com/chart/

DRIVEN BY DATA

MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE

BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE

GOOD DATA

GOOD REPRESENTATION

STORY TO TELL

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9th Annual Melcrum Summit17 October 2012