Infographic: History of the Internal Combustion Engine
Source: Dole, Timothy, History of the Internal Combustion Engine, Behance.net, https://www.behance.net/gallery/28373289/Infographic-Timeline.
Infographic: Guide to Typography and Fonts (THELOGOCOMPANY.NET)
Typography And Font Deconstruction Typography is associated with great design for web and print. However, it was not so long ago that typesetting for printing presses was the norm. During this era of typesetting, many technical terms evolved for the construction and makeup of fonts and layout. It […]
DataViz as History: Annotating Minard’s Napoleon Map
Readers: I am preparing a presentation at work on Charles Joseph Minard’s map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812. I have taken the largest version of the map I could find and added some annotations noting why Edward Tufte, in his seminal book, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, calls Minard’s […]
Infographic: 20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions (Business Insider)
Source: Lebowitz, Shana and Samantha Lee, 20 Cognitive Bias that screw up you decisions, Businessinsider.com, August 26, 2015, https://amp.businessinsider.com/cognitive-biases-that-affect-decisions-2015-8. You make thousands of rational decisions every day – or so you think. From what you’ll eat throughout the day to whether you should make a big career move, […]
Tableau Secrets: Understanding Table Calculations Scope and Direction – Part 1
Readers: I have been creating some internal documentation at work for our new Tableau community who have been chomping at the bit to start working with it on some real projects. One of the topics that comes up a lot is the concept of COMPUTE USING or scope […]
Infographic: American Revolution by the Numbers
Source: historyworldsome.blogspot.com, Age of Revolution, American Revolution (1775-1783), http://historyworldsome.blogspot.com/2013/12/american-revolution-1775-1783.html.
Political Dataviz: America’s Global Standing Plummets (The Economist)
A new survey from Pew Research Center shows sharp drops in approval A new survey by the Pew Research Centre of 40,447 people in 37 countries shows that trust in President Trump’s residency pales in comparison with Barack Obama’s final ratings. Whereas 64% of those surveyed had confidence […]
