Data Visualization
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I'm a data visualization specialist.
I make charts. And, help people look at their data.
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Agenda
What is data visualization?
What do you notice?
Critique a data visualization & change a data visualization.
(more examples of data visualization)
"ask me anything" / Q&A
what does data visualization mean to you?
What do you notice?
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Your choice!
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#3: change a viz
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change it! link
Q&A???
Data visualization is about...
data
Data visualization is about...
data journalism
Data visualization is about...
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making discoveries with data
Data visualization is about...
informing choices
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Data visualization is about...
life and death
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Data visualization is about...
graphic design
Data visualization is about...
interaction design
Data visualization is about...
Data-driven design
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Data visualization is about...
Making sense of lots of data
Data visualization is about...
Making sense of lots and lots of data
Data visualization is about...
relating information and events
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Data visualization is about...
storytelling
Data visualization is about...
building with tools
Data visualization is about...
building with math & code
Data visualization is about...
understanding algorithms
Data visualization is about...
drawing with math
Data visualization is about...
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visual perception
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Data visualization is about...
explanations
Data visualization is about...
simulations
Data visualization is about...
learning about people
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Data visualization is about...
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being playful
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Data visualization is about...
being impactful
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Data visualization is about...
changing how we experience data
Data visualization is about...
interpreting statistical methods
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Data visualization is about...
asking questions of data
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Data visualization is about...
changing our perspective
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Data visualization is about...
seeing something familiar in a different context
Data visualization is about...
Beauty
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Data visualization is about...
Reflection & Connection
Data visualization is about...
Revealing underlying patterns
number of births
deaths per 1000 births
Data visualization is about...
figuring out what matters
number of births
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Data visualization is about...
Discoveries &cutting edge research
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a long time ago & now
Data visualization is about...
making us feel something
Data visualization is about...
influencing decisions
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Data visualization is ...
Inherently interdisciplinary
and
collaborative
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By Zan Armstrong
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