Data Visualisation Case

Nathalie Miebach uses art, particularly sculpture and music to display data that she has collected in regards to weather, she uses sculpture and music to not only make things visible but also tactile and audible. Through her sculptures as shown below Miebach  explains that “every coloured bead, every coloured string represents a weather element. And together, these variables, not only construct the form, but they … Continue reading Data Visualisation Case

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualisation

Visualising information can allow us to see the connections and patterns better, There is a lot of data out there but the questions you ask can make you find interesting patterns and stories. In modern times all of us have become exposed to data visualisation through the web and other mediums so much so that we are all now demanding a visual aspect, it had … Continue reading David McCandless: The beauty of data visualisation

Part 1: What is Data Journalism?, Part 2: History of Data Journalism at The Guardian, Part 3: Data journalism in action: the London Olympics

Part 1: What is Data Journalism? It is the use of key information and data to inform a story. It can convey information and stories in an easy to understand way but it can also make it more believable as the reader can make their own opinions and observations about the topic as there are no opinions, just the facts. Part 2: History of Data … Continue reading Part 1: What is Data Journalism?, Part 2: History of Data Journalism at The Guardian, Part 3: Data journalism in action: the London Olympics

Data types

Nominal– consists of unordered named categories. Can be counted and used to find percents. When there are only two categories it is called dichotomous Ordinal– can be used to count and calculate percents, it can possibly find averages if used in the correct way. Interval– is numeric, the 0 represents the starting point. examples of interval data that you may come across are calendars, years … Continue reading Data types

Data visualisation introduction

Data visualisation is now a mass medium with tons of followers and recognition. From the view of graphic designers, data visualisation is an essential part of the communication process. Designers engage with the aesthetics, forms and the politics of data presentation from molecular to stelar from deeply personal to global. What is data? Data is the lowest level of abstraction, it is documentation in its … Continue reading Data visualisation introduction