{"id":13781,"date":"2010-09-17T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=13781"},"modified":"2010-09-17T02:36:19","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T08:36:19","slug":"watch-david-mccandless-talk-the-beauty-of-data-visualization-data-is-the-new-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/watch-david-mccandless-talk-the-beauty-of-data-visualization-data-is-the-new-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: David McCandless Talk the Beauty of Data Visualization. “Data is the New Soil”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we present to you a delightful TED talk featuring journalist\/programmer Davd McCandless<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When David McCandless began speaking of combing the language of the eye with the language of the mind the obvious connection came to us.<\/p>\n

“It’s two languages working together at the same time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is something comics readers have known forever. It’s no accident that data visualization works as a simple, yet complex, way to get useful information across efficiently.<\/p>\n

Below the jump, some info-graphics featured in the TED Talk that stirred our curiosity.<\/p>\n


\nMountains out of Molehills: A Timeline of Global Media Scare Stories.<\/strong>
\nWhen you watch the video that significant gap of white-space in the info-graphic below is noted. <\/p>\n

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Download the PDF version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Governments: Left vs Right<\/strong>
\nWe are a citizen of the USA. As such, we present the “Left vs Right<\/a>” information design graph for the US. For the world version, visit McCandless’ site<\/a><\/p>\n

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Official site:<\/strong>
\n http:\/\/www.davidmccandless.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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