Chances are, you probably think your mind works pretty well. But you’d be wrong. Our brains fool us all the time. And we typically have no idea that it’s happening. How graphics, including charts, interactives and other visual tools, can help show us our mind’s shortcomings.
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“We should start thinking how data can truly be used to its fullest advantage”
According to Jake Porway, founder and executive director of Datakind, the best data visualisations inspire exploration. Infographicmakers should use their work to mobilize others; using data as a way to ask deep questions about our world and its future. “I think we can also all go out and start thinking about how data can truly be used to its fullest advantage.”
Why Time Flies, a beautiful interactive
In this interactive data visualisation designer Maximilian Kiener explains why the older you get, the more time seems to fly.
Meaning and beauty in visualisations and art
“In Data Vis, we should see aesthetics as a tool to increase understanding. In Data Art, we can see aesthetics as the purpose.”
The secrets of infographic storytelling
Make all visuals connect better with your audience: at Visualized.io Londen Valentina D’Efilippio shared her infographic storytelling secrets.
Nigel Holmes on information design
This summer I read the Nigel Holmes on Information Design by Steve Heller. In it Holmes – former editor of Time magazine – talks about words and pictures, the importance of sketching and minimalism among other things. Here are some take aways of the book. The equality of words and pictures In this ‘working biography’ […]