One Heck of a Start — and We’re Only Getting, umm… Started!
I was at the EYEO festival a few weeks ago and I had a Data Visualization Society sticker on my lanyard. As I was sitting down I introduced myself to the person sitting next to me. “Ohh, the Data Visualization Society, I’ve heard about that! What is it?”
I reply: “Well it’s only been going for a few months but we have over 6,000 members.” I add: “We have a very busy Slack channel that covers everything from teaching to data literacy, to historical DataViz.” I add: “It’s totally free and we have a really great Medium publication too.”
In actual fact, “really great” barely covers it. In the less than five months that we’ve been running our Medium publication, we’ve published 83 articles (and counting). Our introduction announcement was translated into ten languages and our readership continues to grow each week.
But we really are only getting started! Our plan is to deliver a wonderful story about data visualization to you every weekday and we’ll send out occasional letters (like this one) highlighting the best of what we’ve published so you don’t miss out.
If you have any comments, feedback, or ideas about what you’d like to see us write about, then my inbox is always open. Thanks for reading!
— Jason Forrest, Editor-in-Chief
Highlights From The Last Few Months
The 7 Biggest Issues Data Visualization Faces Today
Alli Torban’s analysis of our first major dialogue helps explore the themes that are most important to our members.
Jeff Harrison explores how trophies & stickers can celebrate victories to visually document and commemorate achievements. (French Translation).
What Is The Boundary Between Dataviz and Other Types of Images?
A discussion on the blurry lines between data, information, and understanding.
The Global Health Dashboard Epidemic
Tricia Aung asks if the humble dashboard is the best way to communicate in this series on ‘Communicating Data for Health Impact’.
Can You Know A Book Better Without Reading It?
Elijah Meeks explains how he used data visualization to understand Sanzo Wada’s A Dictionary of Color Combinations — instead of actually reading it.
RJ Andrews explores a new way of dealing with zero baselines from Willard Brinton’s 1939 book Graphic Presentation.
Sarah Kay Miller visualizing all 10,000 days in her life to see what she’s been up to all this time.
Wedding Data Viz: How We Designed for Feelings
Amy Cesal and Zander Furnas explain their wonderful approach to connecting people by using data at their wedding.
If you’re enjoying what we’re publishing, then send a link to the publication to a friend who you think might enjoy it too. Better still, send it around your office. Finally, if you’re not already a member of the Data Visualization Society, you can sign up right here. It’s totally free.
