Austin's Data Influencers

 

My Top 30 Data Influencers from Austin - @grjenkin

@itylergarrett

@joshdaspit

@smartbloggerhq

@content_hackers

@willgriffin1of1

@katanagraph

@zenoss

@questionpro

@spiceworks

@shwood

@greatergoodgeek

@vmblog

@chasl

@shiftparadigmco

@thebloorgroup

@rjwissin

@juliaemccoy

@datafiniti

@oracleservcloud

@shinbonetweet

@convfanatics

@ryanjoneslux

@memorybluesales

@cantata_health

@trigirllisa

@guruth

@sujanpatel

@dasca_insights

@mnthomas

@robinbloor

Trends Empowering Data Visualization

Data visualization is the process of representing data in an easy-to-understand visual format. it's used to communicate information quickly and effectively. There are five major trends that will shape the future of data visualization – I've broken them down for you below.

1) Interactive Visualizations

This trend focuses on making visualizations more accessible and flexible through interactivity. This opens the door to many various elements within the data.

2) Storytelling with Data

This trend emphasizes storytelling as a way to engage audiences with compelling narratives about their data. Improves with better comprehension and makes more memorable.

3) The Rise of Self-Service Analytics

With self-service analytics tools becoming more popular, people have access to powerful insights at their fingertips without needing advanced technical skills or an IT department.

4) Automation

With automation gaining popularity across industries, businesses need ways to automate tasks like collecting, analyzing and representing large amounts of raw data so they don't get bogged down by manual processes.

5) Motion graphics and Video-based visualizations

Animation, sound effects, voiceovers, music tracks and other elements help bring your visuals alive in new ways. Motion graphics give viewers a sense of movement and action as well as helping them understand complex topics.

 We’re in the age of data. Data is everywhere, and it’s growing exponentially. It can be overwhelming to try and make sense of much of this information, but that’s where data visualization comes in.

Merry Christmas!

 

 For my Christmas Tree fractal, I used IFL Labs software. 

 Jasc Animation Shop was used for the animation. 

 

Merry Christmas!

Visualizing the U.S. Federal Prison Population by Types of Offenses (April 2009)

(Click on image for dynamic chart.)

This chart shows the types of offenses under which the U.S. federal prison population (205,096) was sentenced.

The big fat light-blue bubble is Drug Offenses, 350% larger than the next highest category (Weapons, Explosives and Arson).

Data came from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the data visualization was made using Many Eyes.

Examples of Data Visualization

Subjects include the aging population, crowded prisons and the value of caregivers.

Some of my collections can be found:

via Swivel.com
via Many-eyes.com
via Flickr.com

Data visualization says it best...

Sign by Danasoft - For Backgrounds and Layouts

Here is a unique form of data visualization.

Danasoft provides this free sign to use for a blog or web site. It shows the viewer's IP, browser and operating system and throws in a custom note or funny saying.

Jobs in Data Visualization

Image by T A Y S E R via FlickrWhat jobs are there in data visualization?

Thanks to Flowing Data, we get a very comprehensive picture of the bright future of data visualization.

FlowingData - Strength in Numbers

FlowingData is a website with a wealth of information about data visualization.

To get a good idea of how much is there, check out the Archive.

Also, it's worth it to visit the FlowingData Forums.

U.S. Disability and the Aging Population

Vicki's MS Path has a blog post using Swivel data visualizations. The post is called, "The Population Tsunami is Coming." The data used pertains to the U.S. population but worldwide statistics indicate an even greater effect in some countries.



Using data visualization to show the huge proportions of growth and trends occurring is a good exercise.

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Total U.S. Public Debt Outstanding

Below is an interesting chart using Swivel that shows the total outstanding U.S. public debt. I'm guessing 100% is when one spends all that one makes.

Ambigrams and My AmbigraMania Blog

Ambigrams are an interesting form of data visualization. They provide a most basic element of information in an extremely visual way. Some of them are so amazingly beautiful.

Use Ambigram.matic for your own ambigrams. Below is one I did for Vicki

I started a blog, grjenkin Blog on AmbigraMania's new community site.

See other ambigrams in AmbigraMania's Gallery

Also, appreciate the genius of Erich Friedman's Ambrigrams

Internet Usage in Europe

Thanks to an excellent eMarketer newsletter article, Russian Online Population Explosion, I had important data to import into Many-Eyes.com.

Europe's 2007 Internet usage by % of population is 37%.

Russia's % of population is only 12%, but is expected to increase to 43% by 2012.

Click to Interact for a data visualization of Europe's Internet usage.

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