OWN IT! TOOLS AND TIPS
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9th Annual Melcrum Summit
17 October 2012
http://thetypology.com/
DRIVEN BY DATA

MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE

BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
DRIVEN BY DATA

SBS CENSUS
EXPLORER
579 LANGUAGES
9,138 LOCATIONS
                  sbs.com.au/census/
DRIVEN BY DATA

HOLDEN CRUZE CAR
CHASE
24,000 PLAYERS
14 DAYS
2,000 KM
TRAVELLED
                   https://vimeo.com/32542197
DRIVEN BY DATA

PULSE
49 OFFICE TOWERS
ENERGY BREAKDOWN
EVERY 15 MINUTES
                   http://www.investa.com.au/office/
ENGLISH ONLY                 LOTE

MAKE COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE
                                    http://small.mu/work/where-casino-picks-up-punters-interactive-maps/
BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
                                 www.investa.com.au/office/portfolio/detail/126-phillip-street-sydney-nsw-2000/
BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
                                 ignite.sydney.edu.au
WHAT IS DATA
VISUALISATION?
HISTORICAL CONTEXT

  WILLIAM PLAYFAIR, 1786
  IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
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

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

JOHN SNOW, 1854
CHOLERA CASES AROUND THE
BROAD STREET PUMP          Original map made by John Snow in 1854. Cholera cases are highlighted in black.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT

ŠARENI
SVJETSKI
KOLEDAR, 1901
                     http://www.academia.edu/182997/Croatian_Diaspora_Almanacs_A_Historical_and_Cultural_Analysis
MODERN CONTEXT

         MARCOS WESKAMP,2004
         NEWSMAP.JP
newsmap.jp
MODERN CONTEXT

   MARTIN WATTENBERG, 2005
   BABYNAMEWIZARD.COM/VOYAGER
www.babynamewizard.com/voyager
MODERN CONTEXT

JONATHAN HARRIS,2006
WEFEELFINE.ORG
                       wefeelfine.org
MODERN CONTEXT

STAMEN, 2009
OAKLAND.CRIMESPOTTING.ORG/MAP
                                oakland.crimespotting.org
MODERN CONTEXT

MORITZ STEFANER, 2011
OECDBETTERLIFEINDEX.ORG
                          oecdbetterlifeindex.org
MODERN CONTEXT

NEW YORK TIMES, 2012
ALL 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
https://vimeo.com/25118844




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




              MEDIUM                                                                                                                                                                     http://meshu.io/




              DOESN’T MATTER
              WHAT THE MEDIUM IS
                                                                                            http://teemingvoid.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/measuring-cup.html
VITAL INGREDIENT



DATA INTEGRITY
VITAL METHOD



VISUAL INTEGRITY
                   http://understandinggraphics.com/visualizations/information-display-tips/
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
INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR


INTERNAL
COMMUNICATION
PULSE

PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH   www.greenbuildingsalive.com/datatools/pulse/




A FEEDBACK LOOP
ICEHUB

PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH
A FEEDBACK LOOP
flowingdata.com
infosthetics.com
chartsnthings.tumblr.com
infographicsnews.blogspot.com
junkcharts.typepad.com
ABSORB

DATA VISUALISATION
RESOURCES
INTERACTIVE
INTERACTIVE

THE DATA, THE VISUALISATION,
AND THE STORIES
                               Uta Eisenreich Network 2002 http://blogs.walkerart.org/design/2007/11/16/uta-
                                                               eisenreich/
CREATE

BUILDING YOUR OWN
DATA VISUALISATIONS
NEED AN
INFOGRAPHIC?
               visual.ly
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
INFOGRAPHICS
                       Published by iStrategy , http://visual.ly/anatomy-mobile-market
JUST BECAUSE YOU
         HAVE DATA...
junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2012/10/can-information-be-beautiful-when-information-doesnt-exist.html
TRUE INFOGRAPHICS
                    National Geographics, Designed by Samuel Velasco, http://visual.ly/fifty-years-exploration
TRUE INFOGRAPHICS
http://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 + EFFECT
                       http://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 LOOP
http://www.gettheworldmoving.com/
FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE
  THE RIGHT MEDIUM
fitbit.com
Excel + Powerpoint
Illustrator
www-958.ibm.com/manyeyes/
selection.datavisualization.ch/
developers.google.com/chart/

TOOLS

YES, IT’S OKAY TO USE EXCEL
DRIVEN BY DATA
GOOD DATA
MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE
GOOD REPRESENTATION
BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
STORY TO TELL
OWN IT! TOOLS AND TIPS
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9th Annual Melcrum Summit
17 October 2012

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