Adam ClarkeEnd of Semester reflectionsFor my final (mandated) blog post, I thought it would make sense to reflect on the last few months—some of the things I have learned, what…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Adam ClarkeVizUM Conference ThoughtsAdmittedly, this is a bit delayed because of the holidays, but I had some thoughts on the VizUM conference that I thought I could turn…Nov 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018
Adam ClarkeProfiles: Geoff McGhee & Hans Rosling, or, Why Academia Should Embrace Data VizThe profiles of Geoff McGhee and Hans Rosling caused me to reflect on my own reasons for exploring the world of data visualization. In my…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Adam ClarkeProfiles: Feeling Valued at WaPo & Rigid German EfficiencyHannah Fairfield, Washington Post (now NYTimes)Oct 28, 2018Oct 28, 2018
Adam ClarkeThe Functional Art — design process and interactive viz (Ch. 8 & 9)Having completed my reading of The Truthful Art, I have moved onto The Functional Art. Per Dr. Cairo’s suggestion, I started towards the…Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Adam ClarkeExcel/Pivot Tables/WranglerI maintain that Microsoft Excel is a supremely underutilized tool, capable of much more than most people use it for. But once you get to a…Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Adam ClarkeFinishing up The Truthful Art (Maps & a bit more)I think we’re so accustomed to maps that we don’t even think twice about the effort that goes into producing them. And that probably…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Adam ClarkeQuantitative Reflections (Truthful Art — Ch. 7, 8, 9)I’ll admit that I only skimmed chapter 7, which continues to provide some quantitative context to the world of data visualization. I feel…Sep 15, 2018Sep 15, 2018