1. Eye Candy: Exploring Interesting Visual Displays of Data Nancy Kechner, Ph. D. ITS Research Computing Support in The Scholars’ Lab This presentation can be downloaded from http://people.virginia.edu/~nek8n/Eye_Candy.pptx

2. Why Visualize Data? To communicate information clearly and effectively through graphical means. To make sense out of very large data sets. Fortune 500 Fortune 500Fortune 500 Visualize Patterns over Time Proportions, Relationships Comparison Comparing Across Multiple Variables Searching for Outliers Spatial Relationships Over Space and Time Short Video on the Value of Data Viz Short Video on the Value of Data Viz David McCandless talks about the beauty of data visualization David McCandless talks about the beauty of data visualization

3. A Sampler of Data Viz A Periodic Table of Data Viz A Periodic Table of Data Viz

4. “Out of the Box Tools” for Data Viz Excel : Charts and Graphs Google Doc SpreadsheetsGoogle Doc Spreadsheets : Charts and Graphs Google Doc Spreadsheets Many Eyes Many Eyes : Visualization Tools and Data Many Eyes WordleWordle : Word Clouds Wordle Tableau SoftwareTableau Software : Analytics Software (free trial) Tableau Software Your.FlowingdataYour.Flowingdata : Your Personal Twitter Analyzer Your.Flowingdata

5. Programming Python PHP Processing Adobe Flash and Actionscript/FlareAdobe Flash and Actionscript/Flare/Flex examples Flexexamples Adobe Flash and Actionscript/FlareFlexexamples HTMLHTML, Javascript, and CSS JavascriptCSS HTMLJavascriptCSS R

6. Illustration (To create things like this) (To create things like this) (To create things like this) Adobe IllustratorAdobe Illustrator : Vector Drawing (30 Day Free Trial) Adobe Illustrator InkscapeInkscape : Free Vector Drawing Tool Inkscape CorelDRAWCorelDRAW : Vector Suite (Free Trial) CorelDRAW Raven by AviaryRaven by Aviary : Free Vector Tool and Suite Raven by Aviary

7. Mapping Google MapsGoogle Maps, Yahoo, and Microsoft Maps Yahooand Microsoft Maps Google MapsYahooand Microsoft Maps ESRI ArcInfoESRI ArcInfo : UVa has a site license so it’s FREE to you ESRI ArcInfo Virtual Campus Virtual Campus : Excellent free courses for you Virtual Campus Scholars Lab Scholars Lab : Expert help Scholars Lab Modest MapsModest Maps : Free library for use with Python and Flash Modest Maps PolymapsPolymaps : Free Javacript library for making interactive web- based maps Polymaps

8. Data Fun! Visualize Patterns over Time : The Growth of Walmart! The Growth of Walmart! Hans Rosling’s TED Talk Hans Rosling’s TED Talk Proportions : CocktailsCocktails and More Cocktails More Cocktails More Cocktails Relationships : They Rule They Rule Snake Oil Snake Oil

9. More Data Fun! Comparison Right vs. Left Right vs. Left Baby Name Wizard Baby Name Wizard Comparing Across Multiple Variables How We Spend Our Day How We Spend Our Day Colors and Culture Colors and Culture Spatial Relationships World Mapper World Mapper Census Data Census Data National Geographic How We Live National Geographic How We Live

10. And Still More… TED TalksTED Talks : Always good, frequently brilliant TED Talks Hans Rosling’s “Joy of Stats” Hans Rosling’s “Joy of Stats” Meryl.net List Meryl.net List Dataviz.orgDataviz.org : A suite of Drupal data viz modules Dataviz.org Smashing Magazine Smashing Magazine : Modern approaches Smashing Magazine