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Oh, the humanity.
A superb piece from Guardian Datablog/Datastore editor Simon Rogers on the infographics snobbery in the dataviz field:
“[I]t must be challenging for people who have spent years in design school to have some punk waltz in with a bit of nouse and illustrator on their machine to produce stuff that people, y’know, like.”
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The New York Times is still using what its senor software architect called as “mullets of the Internet”?
Oh, the humanity.
A superb piece from Guardian Datablog/Datastore editor Simon Rogers on the infographics snobbery in the dataviz field:
“[I]t must be challenging for people who have spent years in design school to have some punk waltz in with a bit of nouse and illustrator on their machine to produce stuff that people, y’know, like.”
NYT deputy graphics editor Matthew Ericson on data journalism.
His team’s strategy in visualizing some of the data that flows through the paper’s stories are: provide context, describe processes, reveal patterns, and explain the geography. [ via journalism.co.uk ]
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How investing in farming leads to larger-reaching, multiplied benefits for the farmer’s entire community. [via GOOD]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljrh5qlMPU1qctkspo1_500.png)
Infographic: The Agricultural Multiplier Effect
How investing in farming leads to larger-reaching, multiplied benefits for the farmer’s entire community. [via GOOD]
