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The good, the bad and the ugly
Ana Alexandrino da [email protected]://graficosemapas.wordpress.com
7th May 2019 – Visualisation and usability session
2Ana Alexandrino da Silvahttp://graficosemapas.wordpress.com | [email protected]
BIOGRAPHY:
11 years in Statistics Portugal
11 years in Cohesion funds strategic monitoring and cevaluation
Book about Graphics andc Maps
4 years teaching data visualization in Postgrad Program in Lisbon
The ugly
When it's better to start all over again
7th May 2019 – Visualisation and usability session
Chart junk examples
Título
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Terciário; Norte; 45,71
Terciário; Centro; 44,57
Terciário; Alentejo;
59,64
Terciário; Açores; 58,96
Terciário; Madeira;
63,85
Primário; 12,55
Primário; 12,44
Primário; 24,11
Primário; 1,36
Primário; 14,42 Primário;
9,21
Primário; 12,83 Primário;
9,53
Secundário; 32,29
Secundário; 41,84
Secundário; 31,32 Secundário;
24,07Secundário;
25,94 Secundário; 21,55
Secundário; 28,21
Secundário; 26,63
Terciário; Portugal;
55,16
Terciário; Lisboa; 74,56
Terciário; Algarve;
69,30
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Portugal Norte Centro Lisboa Alentejo Algarve Açores Madeira
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Estrutura do emprego em Portugal e nas regiões NUTS II,por sector de actividade, 2003
”Less ismore”
”KISS”“Keep it short and simple”
Slicing a pie is no piece of cake
The disadvantage of using sliced slices
7th May 2019 – Visualisation and usability session
“Dear data” – Stefanie Posavec ‘Expresso’ newspaper (Portugal)
Do you consider that dosmestic violance againstwomen/men is common?
“2D’s Company, 3D’s a Crowd”
By the way, is there data for the third dimension?
Drew Skau
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The bad
Even if it looks good, theycould be much better
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The Economist
http://www.dear-data.com/by-week#/week-25-a-week-of-friends/
“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint”Choosing relevant information and leaving details behind is the first step to produce an effective output
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New York Times - 2010
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the leader of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was shown a PowerPoint slide in Kabul last summer that was meant to portray the complexity of American military strategy, but looked more like a bowl of spaghetti.
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?hp&_r=0
“When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war” ” said Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal
A beauty can hide a beast
Not all pictograms and infographics that looks good are well done
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Jornal i – 2 abril 2010
The good
There’s still so much to learn
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“OECD Better Life Index” - Moritz Stefaner
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/pt/
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A line is a dot that went for a walk
The advantage of using timelines, diagrams and other intuitive displays
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Sofia Miguel RosaJornal expresso
Qualityinformation
And
Complexinformation
Can be displayedin a simple way
This exemple uses timelines, orderedinformation and some quotes to give contexinformation
Everything begins with a sketch
The advantage of drawing thoughts or ideas is simplifying the complex
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“Dear data” – Georgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec
“Dear data” – Stefanie Posavec
http://www.dear-data.com/by-week#/week-25-a-week-of-friends/
“Dear data” – Giorgia Lupi
http://www.dear-data.com/by-week#/week-25-a-week-of-friends/
From ugly duckling to Swan is not an easy pathIn the end of the day how to deal with the best being enemy of the good
Ana Alexandrino da Silva
[email protected]://graficosemapas.wordpress.com
7th May 2019 – Visualisation and usability session