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15 Stunning Data Visualizations (Learn From Them) | Visme

15 Stunning Data Visualizations (Learn From Them) | Visme | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

We’re literally drowning in data. Everyday, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created. This is the equivalent of 90% of the world’s information–created in the last two years alone. Now this is what we call “big data.”


But where does it come from? Everywhere, from sensors and social media sites to digital images and videos. We have more data than we know what to do with, so it’s time now to organize and make sense of it all.


This is where data visualization comes into the picture. In the seismic shift awaiting us, referred by some as the Industrial Revolution of Data, we have to get better and more efficient at creating innovative data visualization that make the complex easy to understand.


In the hopes of inspiring your own work, we’ve compiled 15 data visualizations that will not only blow your mind, they will also give you a clearer understanding of what makes a good visualization–and what makes a bad one....

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15 examples of data visualizations that will give you a clearer understanding of what makes a good visualization--and what makes a bad one.

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How to Make Your Data Pretty? Utilize These Data Visualization Tools

How to Make Your Data Pretty? Utilize These Data Visualization Tools | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Tired of showcasing the same old boring tables to your management? A spice of colors and layout brings life to data representation. If you need to understand million rows of data and you are short on time. The data might be coming from different sources and you may need to compile it to get a holistic view to make a decision on it. In order to make the meaning of the information effectively,


Data Visualization is an important answer.Data Visualization is an art for visual communication which enhances the expression of data in to one collective graphic for anyone to digest and action upon....

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Cool data visualization tools.

Nicolas Collignon - Community Manager Freelance's curator insight, February 19, 2015 3:40 AM
"Data Visualization is an art for visual communication which enhances the expression of data in to one collective graphic for anyone to digest"
Félix Eroles's curator insight, February 19, 2015 1:00 PM

Perfect for mi. I like it !

Gonzalo Moreno's curator insight, February 23, 2015 2:37 PM

Presenting data. Cool tools!

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Infographics Lie. Here's How to Spot the BS

Infographics Lie. Here's How to Spot the BS | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

We live in an age of Big: Big Computers, Big Data, and Big Lies.


Faced with an unprecedented torrent of information, data scientists have turned to the visual arts to make sense of big data. The result of this unlikely marriage—often called "data visualizations" or "infographics"—has repeatedly provided us with new and insightful perspectives on the world around us.


However, time and time again we have seen that data visualizations can easily be manipulated to lie. By misrepresenting, altering, or faking the data they visualize, data scientists can twist public opinion to their benefit and even profit at our expense.


We have a natural tendency to trust images more than text. As a result, we’re easily fooled by data visualizations. But fortunately, there are three easy steps we can follow to save ourselves from getting duped in the data deluge....

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Do visuals lie more easily? Infographics are all over the place nowadays. How do you know which ones to trust? Follow these three easy steps to save yourself from getting duped.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, January 3, 2015 1:25 AM

Do infographics lie more than other types of news? It's an intriguing question.

Marco Favero's curator insight, January 3, 2015 6:49 AM

aggiungi la tua intuizione ...

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5 comprehensive dataviz catalogues for journalists & designers

5 comprehensive dataviz catalogues for journalists & designers | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Every designer knows the problem: where to look for inspiration and new forms of visualization? As available data and visualization tools evolve, this question is becoming increasingly relevant for data journalists as well. Shall we choose a bar chart or a map? What are the best practices out there? Who has done what already? These five data visualization catalogs feature and categorize the best projects out there...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

If you're a blogger, journalist, dataa journalist or designer, this is a fabulous resource and creative reference.

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Looking at the many faces and forms of data journalism - O'Reilly Radar

Looking at the many faces and forms of data journalism - O'Reilly Radar | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Over the past year, I’ve been investigating data journalism. In that work, I’ve found no better source for understanding the who, where, what, how and why of what’s happening in this area than the journalists who are using and even building the tools needed to make sense of the exabyte age. Yesterday, I hosted a Google Hangout with several notable practitioners of data journalism. Video of the discussion is embedded below:

 

Over the course of the discussion, we talked about what data journalism is, how journalists are using it, the importance of storytelling, ethics, the role of open source and “showing your work” and much more....

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The 37 best tools for data visualization

The 37 best tools for data visualization | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Not a web designer or developer? You may prefer free tools for creating infographics.


As author, data journalist and information designer David McCandless said in his TED talk: “By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. And when you’re lost in information, an information map is kind of useful.”


There are many different ways of telling a story, but everything starts with an idea. So to help you get started we’ve rounded up some of the most awesome data visualization tools available on the web....

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This great list of valuable data visualization tools is recommended reading. 9/10

Winners Education's curator insight, March 26, 2015 12:24 PM

Adressing the visula part of the learning brain with easy-to-use, web-dased tools 

Vinicius Vinny Araujo's curator insight, April 17, 2015 12:55 AM

#data

Nora Morton's curator insight, April 22, 2015 6:23 PM

Colorful charts/graphs/maps are my type of eye candy!  This site illustrates the vast ways you can visually present data.  Among the many: iChart, Polymaps, Google Charts, Many Eyes, Leaflet, Exhibit, and Zing Chart. 

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The Best Data Visualizations of 2014

The Best Data Visualizations of 2014 | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

It's always tough to pick my favorite visualization projects. I mean, it's a challenge to pick and rank your favorite anything really. So much depends on what you feel like at the time, and there's a lot of good work out there. Nevertheless, I gave it a go.

These are my favorites for the year, roughly in order of favorite on down and based on use of data, design, and being useful. Mostly though, my picks are based on gut.

One unintentional theme: All of my picks are interactive or animated or both. Telling for where we're headed, I guess....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Great collection of data visualizations showing innovation, creativity, and superb design. Recommended viewing. 9/10

Marco Favero's curator insight, January 12, 2015 6:00 AM

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40 Creative Infographics for Designers and Developers | TheNeoDesign.com

40 Creative Infographics for Designers and Developers | TheNeoDesign.com | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Months back we came up with the superb collection of nice, visually appealing infographics (Creative Infographics for Designers and Developers) witnessing which designers and developers would easily relate as each one of them was visual graphics talking about designers and developers.Here is our latest compilation 40 creative infographics for designers and developers. Hit a jump to take the glimpse of each....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Great list showcasing creative infographics for designers and developers that will inspire you, make you learn new things and much more.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, December 24, 2014 1:44 AM

Great collection of info graphics to inspire you.

Marco Favero's curator insight, December 24, 2014 6:17 AM

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Silk Makes it Easier to Explore and Visualize Online Data

Silk Makes it Easier to Explore and Visualize Online Data | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Silk is a beautiful website building platform for people who want to create and manage a specialized database online. Now, it’s rolling out a new ‘Explore’ page format so that visitors can easily search and filter the information that they’ve published online.


When you hit the Explore tab on the homepage of any website built using Silk, you’ll see the new design shown below. By selecting the Filter button at the top, you can start setting new filters based on the categories, fields or values that the creator has defined for each entry in their directory....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Silk is a cool tool for blogging and data visualisation and it allows visitors to search and filter through large amounts of data on a site.

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Case Studies – Premium Content in Today’s Content Age

Case Studies – Premium Content in Today’s Content Age | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

In today’s “content-age,” the creation of data is as simple as hitting “submit” on a blog entry or uploading a video to YouTube – anyone can do it, and practically everyone is doing it, causing content growth to increase at astonishing rates. In fact, just last year, there was enough digital data created to fill a stack of DVDs that would stretch all the way to the moon and back! In light of this, companies are realizing the importance of creating increasingly strong and engaging content that will rise above the waffle and hopefully have some kind of tangible impact. But what kind of content are companies finding most impactful?...

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