Data visualization: 2Storytelling by the numbers

Trends in Communication & Information TechnologyJOUR 4871-003

Great blogs featuring best of data visualization

http://infosthetics.com/

http://chartporn.org/

A few great examples of news data visualizationsEnhanced State of the Union Address (WhiteHouse.gov)Video with 1/3 of screen devoted to contextual graphics and charts

Roller coaster animation of housing-value ups & downsGame-like approach to presenting otherwise boring chart

NYTimes.com: Words used at GOP conventionWord cloud enhanced with interactive content

Olympic medalists compete against predecessorsPlain scatter chart pales in comparison to visual race results

FoodMood: Measuring global food sentiment via tweetsMost-mentioned foods, by country, with “happiness index” ... A bit silly, BUT indicative of what journalists, researchers can find in social-media data

Twitter activity through Murdoch testimony, pie incidentActivity level and most-used words through testimony to UK parliament

Public Face II smiley installation (Lindau, Germany)25-foot smiley shows mood of city; driven by data from street camera and algorithm that analyzes facial expressions

Motion graphics: Tools of the trade

Data visualization: Tools of the trade

Tableau Public is free version;Windows only; Mac soon

Interactive Graphics Editor Opening (currently open)

The New York Times is looking for a interactive designer/programmer/editor to join the Graphics department, which produces interactive maps, motion graphics and data visualizations. ...

Requirements:• Proficiency in development of interactive graphics or Web sites• Skill in interface design and traditional information graphic design• Fluency in HTML/CSS and JavaScript• Fluency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Skill requirements: NYTimes interactive graphics

At-home exercise: Google Fusion Tables

http://goo.gl/mL4UM

Learn more: Journalism & data visualization

http://datajournalism.stanford.edu/#

Discussion, brainstorming...Story: Missouri couple wins $588M Powerball jackpot

Split with AZ winner ... After taxes: $192.5M

How might this story be told using data visualization?

How might this story be told using data visualization?THINK INTERACTIVE!!!!

Visualize: What that money would buy (school lunches; portion of fighter jet; iPads for how many schools...) -- Could be quiz; enter answer, click for result. Hover to see answer/data.

Visualize: $192M vs. their town’s annual budget; school district budget; etc.

Couple’s current income vs. Powerball money split over X number of years

Comparisons: car can afford then and now ... Or house

Bar chart: biggest lottery prizes awarded

Pie chart: top 10 biggest prizes, showing how much this one takes of the pie

Line chart: likely amount over time if couple follows spending trend of previous Powerball winners

$192M vs. top CEO annual salaries

Word cloud or pie chart: What did previous Powerball winners spend on (big items)?

Twitter visualization of Powerball mentions: emotions (disgust, happy, envy, sad...)

Twitter visualization in hour before and after numbers announced (number of tweets per minute; emotion...)

Map visualization: 3D bar charts of amount won + location of winner