hjalli.com – Hjálmar Gíslason Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media Cool Infographics - Blog Data Visualization and Infographics - Smashing Magazine Advertisement The main goal of data visualization is its ability to visualize data, communicating information clearly and effectivelty. It doesn’t mean that data visualization needs to look boring to be functional or extremely sophisticated to look beautiful. In both print and web design infographics — visual representations of information, data or knowledge — are often used to support information, strengthen it and present it within a provoking and sensitive context, depending on designer’s creativity. This article presents some spectacular data visualizations and infographics which manage to combine a strong visual appeal with the effective presentation of information. You might want to take a look at the article Data Visualization: Modern Approaches1 we’ve written few months ago. Data Visualization and Infographics Flags as Infographics3These posters have been designed for the political magazine Grande “Reportagem”. Independent: Infographic4Middle-East: who backs immediate cease-fire?
Treemap When to use a tree map A tree map is a visualization of hierarchical structures. It is very effective in showing attributes of leaf nodes using size and color coding. Tree maps enable users to compare nodes and sub-trees even at varying depth in the tree, and help them spot patterns and exceptions. How tree maps work Many data sets have a hierarchical structure: items are divided into categories, subcategories, and so on. Each data item, or row in the data set, is represented by a rectangle. The rectangles are colored to reflect other attributes of the data set. Data requirements A tree map requires a somewhat complex data table. An example data set suitable for a treemap is: This table would be appropriate for a plain treemap. Expert notes Treemaps are a complex but powerful information visualization technique.