Slides from our session at Melcrum Summit 2012 https://www.melcrum.com/aussummit/ in Sydney, organised by Jonathan Champ @meaningbusiness

1. OWN IT! TOOLS AND TIPS
FOR CAPTURING IC’S
CONTRIBUTION
SMALL MULTIPLES
9th Annual Melcrum Summit
17 October 2012

2. http://thetypology.com/

3. DRIVEN BY DATA
MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE
BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE

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

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

6. DRIVEN BY DATA
PULSE
49 OFFICE TOWERS
ENERGY BREAKDOWN
EVERY 15 MINUTES
http://www.investa.com.au/office/

7. ENGLISH ONLY LOTE
MAKE COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE
http://small.mu/work/where-casino-picks-up-punters-interactive-maps/

8. BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
www.investa.com.au/office/portfolio/detail/126-phillip-street-sydney-nsw-2000/

9. BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
ignite.sydney.edu.au

10. WHAT IS DATA
VISUALISATION?

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. 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

21. PROCESS
THE PATH TO
GOOD DATA
VISUALISATION

22. CONTEXT
COMMUNICATING A
SENSE OF SCALE,
RELATABILITY
http://howbigreally.com/

23. PERSPECTIVE
SHOWING
DIFFERENT
VIEWS
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/27/us/preparations-for-hurricane-irene-and-reports-of-damage.html

24. EXPLORATION
CHOOSE YOUR
OWN ADVENTURE
gapminder.org/world

25. 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

26. VITAL INGREDIENT
DATA INTEGRITY

27. VITAL METHOD
VISUAL INTEGRITY
http://understandinggraphics.com/visualizations/information-display-tips/

28. FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
PURELY FUNCTIONAL?
http://www.businesstoolsstore.com/news/3/Gantt-Chart%7B47%7DDiagram-Excel-Template.html#.UH3v7mlra18

29. FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
PURELY NARRATIVE-DRIVEN?
http://www.brazilianartists.net/home/flags/index.htm

30. INFORMATION AESTHETICS
“THE BALANCE BETWEEN
TRUTH AND BEAUTY”
http://moritz.stefaner.eu/

31. INFORMATION AESTHETICS
TELLING STORIES

32. INFORMATION AESTHETICS
INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR

33. TELLING STORIES
INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR
INTERNAL
COMMUNICATION

34. PULSE
PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH www.greenbuildingsalive.com/datatools/pulse/
A FEEDBACK LOOP

35. ICEHUB
PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH
A FEEDBACK LOOP

36. flowingdata.com
infosthetics.com
chartsnthings.tumblr.com
infographicsnews.blogspot.com
junkcharts.typepad.com
ABSORB
DATA VISUALISATION
RESOURCES

37. INTERACTIVE

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

39. CREATE
BUILDING YOUR OWN
DATA VISUALISATIONS

40. NEED AN
INFOGRAPHIC?
visual.ly

41. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
INFOGRAPHICS
Published by iStrategy , http://visual.ly/anatomy-mobile-market

42. JUST BECAUSE YOU
HAVE DATA...
junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2012/10/can-information-be-beautiful-when-information-doesnt-exist.html

43. TRUE INFOGRAPHICS
National Geographics, Designed by Samuel Velasco, http://visual.ly/fifty-years-exploration

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

45. PEOPLE IGNORE
BROADCASTED MESSAGES
http://www.flickr.com/photos/f_x_l/5653858453/

46. CLEAR CAUSE + EFFECT
http://www.diykyoto.com/uk

47. FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE
THE RIGHT MEDIUM
http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/23/receipt-redesign-by-berg/

48. FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE
THE RIGHT MEDIUM
http://bergcloud.com/

49. INTIMACY: PERSONAL
AND PERSONALISED
fitbit.com

50. GROUP BEHAVIOUR +
FEEDBACK LOOP
http://www.gettheworldmoving.com/

51. FAMILIARITY: CHOOSE
THE RIGHT MEDIUM
fitbit.com

52. Excel + Powerpoint
Illustrator
www-958.ibm.com/manyeyes/
selection.datavisualization.ch/
developers.google.com/chart/
TOOLS
YES, IT’S OKAY TO USE EXCEL

53. DRIVEN BY DATA
GOOD DATA
MAKING COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLE
GOOD REPRESENTATION
BEING PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
STORY TO TELL

54. OWN IT! TOOLS AND TIPS
FOR CAPTURING IC’S
CONTRIBUTION
SMALL MULTIPLES
info@small.mu
http://small.mu
9th Annual Melcrum Summit
17 October 2012