Tag: Reviews

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Emilia Ruzicka

Review: “Our Environment” by the Data Science x Design Collective

Our Environment, the newest installment in the Data Science x Design Collective’s series of anthologies, is a delightful collection of essays, zines, fictional short stories, and reflections on the data-fied world around and inside each of us.
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Neil Richards

Book Review – “The Data Storyteller’s Handbook”

Learn more about Kat Greenbrook's latest book while diving into her process behind its creation.
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Joshua Pine

Book Review: “People and Data: Uniting to Transform Your Business”

Thomas C. Redman's book provides strategic advice to corporate leadership about how to engage all workers in the data process.
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Joseph Mackereth

Review: Drawing Data with Kids

The book "Drawing Data with Kids" makes data visualization accessible, low-tech, and something the whole family can do—no screens required.
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Dario Rodighiero & University of Groningen Students

Exploring the Data Visualization Landscape: S-H-O-W 2023 Conference Highlights

The S-H-O-W conference instilled a vision for growth and impact of data visualization. Here are some key takeaways from student attendees.
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Nightingale Editors

Outlier 2023: Changing the World, One Chart at a Time

DVS's 2023 Outlier Conference was held in Porto, Portugal, and virtually in early May. Here's what a few attendees say about the experience.
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Jenn Schilling

Review: Making With Data, a Fascinating Dive Into The World of Physical Data Design

The book explores the world of tactile and hand-made data exhibits. It showcases inspiring physicalization projects and offers tips and tools to try your own.
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Jenn Schilling

REVIEW: Visit a Local Museum for Dataviz Inspiration

In early September, I had a super fun time at a Meetup with the Denver Data Storytellers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science! The..
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Jenn Schilling

REVIEW: Questions in Dataviz by Neil Richards

I was excited to read and review Questions in Dataviz by Neil Richards, because I love the idea of data visualization design driven by questions...
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Nicolas Kruchten

IEEE VIS 2022 Highlights

IEEE VIS 2022 happened between October 16th and 22nd in Oklahoma City and I was really happy to have been able to attend in person...
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Joshua Pine

REVIEW: Functional Aesthetics for Data Visualization by Vidya Setlur and Bridget Cogley

The multi-disciplinary nature of the data visualization profession presents opportunities for fruitful collaboration while also leading to points of tension. One such source of tension..
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Ripley Cleghorn

Behind the Scenes of “The Future of Data Science”: An Interview with Ciera Martinez

A few months ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ciera Martinez to discuss the founding of the project, Data Science by Design,..
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William Careri

REVIEW: Be Data Driven by Jordan Morrow

Following up on his first book, which considered data from the individual level, Jordan Morrow’s Be Data Driven looks at harnessing the power of data..
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Jason Forrest, Jill A. Brown, Nate Coursey, Tristan Guillevin, Jeff Harrison & Eli Holder

“In the end, all data visualization ends up with a conversation” — A Joint Review of Eyeo 2022

The Eyeo festival has always held an interesting place in the community as, I’m told, it never really focused on any specific subject matter. At..
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Tom Randle

What a Book Published in the 80s Taught Me about Data Visualization

I was on holiday recently in the Welsh border town of Hay on Wye, when I came across a book that instantly caught my attention...
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Neil Richards

REVIEW: Dr. Selena Fisk’s I’m Not a Numbers Person

When I came across I’m not a numbers person and learned about Dr. Selena Fisk, I knew that I would be interested in reading the..