The visual language of data by JULIE STEELE at Big Data Spain 2013

Data visualization is the language of data: it's the best way to explore the trends and the takeaways from large amounts of data, as well as to communicate those trends and takeaways to other people.
Session presented at Big Data Spain 2013 Conference
8th Nov 2013
Kinépolis Madrid
http://www.bigdataspain.org
Event promoted by http://www.paradigmatecnologico.com
Abstract: http://www.bigdataspain.org/2013/conference/the-visual-language-of-data

Transcript

1. The Visual Language of Data JULIE STEELE
3. Why visualization? Juliana Freire, University of Utah
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anscombe%27s_quartet
6. Efficient Insight Juliana Freire, University of Utah
7. Efficient Insight Juliana Freire, University of Utah
9. Visual Language
10. Visual Primitives
12. Andrew Odewahn
14. Moritz Stefaner “Position is everything. Color is difficult.” – Moritz Stefaner
22. 0 20 40 60 80 100 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr East West North East West North
23. http://fiveless.deviantart.com/art/Periodic-Table-of-the-Elements-147350318
24. squidspot.com/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces.html
25. Jessica Hagy, thisisindexed.com
26. Aaron Koblin
27. Useful Tools
28. D3 — d3js.org • JavaScript library for manipulating documents • Uses HTML, SVG, and CSS
29. Processing — processing.org • Builds on Java, but with simplified syntax and graphics programming model • Has OpenGL integration for accelerated 3D
30. ggplot2 — ggplot2.org • Plotting system for R, based on base and lattice graphics
31. Tableau — tableausoftware.com • Proprietary BI software with drag and drop UI • Currently only available for PC; Mac coming in 2014
32. Excel — office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel • Powerful spreadsheet tool with built-in, customizable visualization.
33. Formats (avoiding visual curse words)
34. The curse: circular layouts Left: http://www.coursehero.com/blog/2011/08/25/infographic-the-pulse-of-education-around-the-world/ Right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Disk_usage_%28Boabab%29.png
35. michaelvandaniker.com/labs/browserVisualization/
37. Florence Nightingale
38. http://windhistory.com
39. The curse: 3D effects http://www.gereports.com/a-good-look-at-the-cost-of-chronic-diseases/
40. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/Jobs_08_keynote_dsc_0143x.jpg The curse: circular + 3D
41. http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ The curse: rainbows
42. http://sedac.siecin.columbia.edu/place/
43. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/special-bulletin-fractions-have-denominators/ The curse: inequitable axes
44. The curse: gradients
46. Robert Palmer
47. Eric Fisher Eric Fischer