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Interaction Design for Data Visualizations

Interactive data visualizations are an exciting way to engage and inform large audiences. They enable users to focus on (...)

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Aug 7, 12 | 6 min read

Write About Human Resources – It’s Everywhere!

Human Resources (HR) is a broad and absorbing field. Anyone with an interest in HR can write specific and informative pi(...)

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Aug 4, 12 | 2 min read

The Rising of Olympic Mountains

The Olympic games are inspired partly by Mt. Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece. The origins of the games lie in co(...)

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Aug 3, 12 | 2 min read

Health Data Visualization Contest Winners

The Visual.ly Health Data Visualization Contest is over and the vote is in! If you missed it, rest easy — there wi(...)

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Jul 31, 12 | 2 min read

45 Ways to Communicate Two Quantities

Back in 2010, I was giving a workshop on interactive data visualization in Lima, Perú, discussing whether a dataset has(...)

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Jul 27, 12 | 5 min read

The Fine Line In a Gray Area: When to Use Line vs Area Charts

Line charts and area charts are very closely related. They are both good for time series data. They both show continuity(...)

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Jul 26, 12 | 3 min read

Using Infographics to Educate the World About Human Rights

As individuals, we may disagree on many issues, from philosophy to politics, to what constitutes proper nutrition. But i(...)

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Jul 24, 12 | 3 min read

Speedometer Design: Why It Works

Gregor Aisch’s post last week on speedometer design hit close to home for me. My dad has been an automotive engine(...)

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Jul 20, 12 | 5 min read

HÜB: A Space for Visualization

Much of the time, visualization consumption is a solitary activity taking place on the private screens of laptops and sm(...)

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Jul 16, 12 | 7 min read