Data Storytelling: HKS Comm Program Workshop

John Wihbey, Northeastern University

@wihbey

Courtesy Michelle Borkin, Northeastern

“The first and main goal of any graphic and visualization is to be a tool for your eyes and brain to perceive what lies beyond their natural reach.”

-Alberto Cairo, The Functional Art

https://www.autodeskresearch.com/publications/samestats

Courtesy Michelle Borkin, Northeastern

45 Ways to Communicate Two Quantities

Santiago Ortiz

Prof. Michelle Borkin

http://www.datavizcatalogue.com/

Big principles:● Edward Tufte: Data-ink ratio -- show the data as

much as possible (minimalism)

● Ben Shneiderman: “Overview First, Zoom and Filter, Details on Demand” (layers)

Facebook friends network

Snow, 1854 London Cholera Outbreak

Minard, Napoleon in Russia (1869)

Cairo, The Functional Art

datasciencecenteral.com

datasciencecentral.com

datasciencecentral.com

datasciencecentral.com

Let’s play….

http://guessthecorrelation.com/

Cool recent viz examples….

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/03/us/how-mass-shooters-got-their-guns.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-detainees

Fatal Force https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/

http://projects.thelensnola.org/demolitions/#home

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/15/business/one-percent-map.html

http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2011/10/toxic-air/#4.00/39.00/-84.00

https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/

http://projects.latimes.com/value-added/

Data Storytelling: HKS Comm Program Workshop

John Wihbey, Northeastern University

@wihbey