This site has been around for over 16 years now, and a lot has changed in the world during that time. I’m currently working on an overhaul and wanted to give everybody an idea of what I’m thinking about and why there has been little activity. In light of recent developments, here are also some good ways to follow good old-fashioned blogs and an alternative to Twitter.
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Visualization and Visual Communication
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Midjourney is a Trip
Of the several AI-powered systems that can create images from text prompts, MidJourney is the most easily accessible one right now. I’ve had some fun playing with it,
New video: Gauges for Data Visualization, The NY Times Election Needle, and Circular Bar Charts
Gauges aren’t very popular in visualization, but they have some interesting properties. There is, of course, the infamous NY Times “election needle,” but you’re probably using gauges every day without giving them too much thought. There’s also an interesting connection with circular bar charts, which I think can work well when used as part-to-whole charts. […]
Watch My Outlier Talk: This Should Have Been A Bar Chart!
I gave a talk at the Outlier conference earlier this year, with the somewhat elaborate title, The Joys – and Dangers – of Bespoke and Unusual Chart Types. Though I eventually decided to go with the much shorter, This Should Have Been A Bar Chart! You can watch it on YouTube now.
Starter Pack
Some essentials to get you started on this site.
ZIPScribble Map
What happens when you connect all the ZIP codes in the U.S. in order? It's a surprising and interesting pattern. Explore yourself!
Pie Charts
Think you know pie charts? Here's an overview, tips&tricks, and cutting-edge research on the chart everybody loves to hate.
Techniques
Bar charts, pie charts, parallel coordinates, Venn diagrams, … What are they? How do they work? Which one do you use for what?
Papers
When I publish scientific papers, I write about them here. There's research on visualization techniques, perception, and other topics.
Calendar
eagereyes has been around for a bit! This interactive calendar lets you explore more than ten years' worth of content.