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meaningful visualization in focus
The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures.
Ben Shneiderman
Everything is relative …
For most Americans, this week’s ‘Goody I Found’ might not be ‘so good’.
The New York Times visualises the percentage change of Trump’s ‘Beautiful Big Bill’ on income by annual income household groups.
Turns out: …
mehr erfahrenGermany’s economy
It’s just too hot to write in-depth posts, so this week only a short Goody I Found.
Coloured maps – so-called choropleth maps – are not really my thing.
They distort the representation of information, because the …
Why is everything so grey here?
Today’s Goody I Found is about my “favourite (un-)color”: grey. 😊
Last week I came across a study by the English organisation ‘nesta’, which examined 7,083 photographs of everyday objects from the last 200 years in …
mehr erfahrenHome Secretary Dobrindts Axis of Evil
In my post last week I wrote about the ‘interest-driven’ manipulation of axes. Due to current events, I’ll have to add another one …
But this time about truncating the 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗬-𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀.
Germany’s new Home …
mehr erfahrenCutting the x-axis
This Weeks Goody I found (TGIF) is about inflation and how to lie by cutting the x-axis …
Last Tuesday I stumbled across a visualisation of the British Conservatives in my Bluesky timeline posted by the …
mehr erfahrenPies of truth
Todays “The Goody I Found” is a bit older, but fits in so well with Labour Day – the 1st of May – tomorrow …
I really like the ‘Pies of truth’ (“Torten der Wahrheit”) by …
Trump and my beloved small multiples
Today’s ‘The Goody I found’ (TGIF) is once again about Trump and the effects of his erratic government actions on tourism to the USA.
A month ago I wrote a post here about Treemaps and Trump’s …
mehr erfahrenDuck or Rabbit?
This weeks “The goody I found” is kind of an oldie – but goldie – and actually quite suitable …
The rabbit–duck illusion was first published in 1892 and it’s all about perspective. It can be …
Index for Indices
Trump’s customs madness is currently affecting everything.
It’s fascinating how one man can influence the stock markets. A rogue who thinks of manipulation …
His rival Hillary Clinton tweeted a very nice visualisation of the stock market …
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