Tag: DataViz as Art
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DataViz as Art: The Beautiful Transistor Radio
Somewhat dating myself here, when I was a little boy, the thing we all wanted was a transistor radio. When I was 10 years old, my parents finally bought me one for $9.99, which was a lot of money in those days to spend on your kids. A transistor radio is a small portable radio […]
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DataViz as Art: National Geographic Planet or Plastic?
National Geographic’s June 2018 magazine cover provides a chilling affect to any reader concerned about our oceans and our planet. The classic orange-yellow framed cover surrounds a picture of a plastic bag submerged underwater with one of its tips pointing out of glacial-blue waters and appears to look like the tip of an iceberg. “Planet […]
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Dataviz as Art: Are Toys Data Visualizations?
Readers: Yesterday, my wife and I attended the 10th Anniversary show for the Arizona Toy Con. I love to walk around and see many of the toys of my youth as well the toys my kids played with when they were young and they also cherished dearly. According to The NPD Group earlier this year, […]