Seattle Data Visualization

1. Seattle Data Visualization Study Group 1/29/2013

2. SeaVisStudy Group Welcome to Getty Images! • Canned soft drinks and water are in the glass-fronted cooler in the kitchen; coffee and tea are also available (mugs are in the cabinet over the sinks) • If you brought a book, please place it on the table with at the back of the room. • Bathrooms: from here, head to the elevators, walk past them; turn right for the Men’s bathroom, left for the Women’s • Internet access: getty-guest pwd: gettyguestnet

3. Why Do this Enrico Bertini - Assistant Professor at  NYU-Poly in New York where he does research and teaches Information Visualizationsays: 1) Study a Lot2) Steal3) Criticize4) Produce5) Seek Discomfort http://fellinlovewithdata.com/guides/how-to-become-a-data-visualization-expert-a-recipe

4. Tonight • The Gallery – examples of data visand infographics • WIPs – works in progress • Break • Picture This – mock-up a data visor infographic • What’s next • Schedule /location for study group • Next assignment • Anything else

5. Gallery “The important point is this: to ensure that our message is conveyed in the most effective and efficient form, one that will serve the requirements of the receiver…” - Andy Kirk from Data Visualization: A Successful Design Process • What do you see first? • How would you describe the intended audience? • What story/stories are shown here? • Describe: • What works • What doesn’t

6. Tonight’s Gallery • Crystal - http://xkcd.com/980/huge/#x=-6328&y=-4136&z=3 • Bart - http://www.deltacostproject.org/pdfs/DeltaCostAIR_AthleticAcademic_Spending_IssueBrief.pdf • David - http://persquaremile.com/2012/11/08/population-density-and-the-2012-presidential-election/ • Leah - http://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/2013-01-29/aaa

7. WIP – Work-in-Progress Sam Matthews http://situatedlaboratories.com/projects/pepple/matrix_test/ • We look at the data visualization (need a volunteer to try it) while Sam takes notes on our comments • What do you see first? • Who is the intended audience? • What story/stories are shown here? • One thing you’d keep; one new thing you’d like to see • Sam describes the audience, the stories, other details, what he’ll do next

8. BREAK – 10-15 MINUTES • Canned soft drinks and water are in the glass-fronted cooler in the kitchen; coffee and tea are also available (mugs are in the cabinet over the sinks) • See what we’re reading! Check out the books on the table at the back of the room • Bathrooms: from here, head to the elevators, walk past them; turn right for the Men’s bathroom, left for the Women’s

9. Mock-up Exercise: 20-25 minutes “…data visualization is not an exact science. There is rarely, if ever, a single right answer or single best solution…what we are trying to do is find the best path through a minefield of choices.” - Andy Kirk from Data Visualization: A Successful Design Process • Break into small groups (someone in the group should have a laptop) • Grab the data file from the SeaVis meetup page • Discuss your audience • Look at the data • Decide on a story • Mock it up – get post-it poster and markers

10. Present Your Mock-up • Describe your audience • See if anyone can describe your story • What design decisions did you reject and why? • Feedback

11. What’s next • Schedule for study group • Location/smaller groups? • Next meeting • WIP volunteer? • Assignment? • Anything else