In this article we share insights and our working process for creating refined color scales for charts and visualizations. A diverse and balanced palette is one of the key components to efficiently communicate information trough color. Read more
We will no longer actively publish on Datavisualization.ch, as our focus has shifted from collecting visualizations to building them. I'd like to share the reasons why and where we go from here. Read more
As part of her internship at Interactive Things, Estelle was challenged to create a lexical visualization of a collection of interviews. In this article she shares her process, challenges and insights. Read more
In preparation of the Winter Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi, we helped the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung publish a long-form article about Iouri Podladtchikov, a professional snowboarder and – since yesterday – freshly baked Olympic gold medalist. To help readers better understand the sport, we created a series of illustrations and an interactive animation. Read more
I'd like to share with you a few key insights I took with me from the OKCon 2013 regarding contextualization of data, the future of social interaction, data privacy and our role in reshaping society. Read more
On September 16th to 18th, Geneva will host OKCon 2013, the annual Open Knowledge Conference, bringing together representatives from agencies and public administrations, technology activists, civic entrepreneurs and data-driven designers. Read more
In this post I will describe my experience when working on one of the visualization challenges arranged by visualizing.org. The task this time was to create a visualization based on collected data about meteorite impacts reaching back to 2500 B.C. Read more
For this year’s SEE#8 conference we headed off to Wiesbaden’s Schlachthof. Let us reflect a bit on the things we learned. Read more
This is a quick post regarding our RSS feed. The new URL is http://datavisualization.ch/feed/ Read more
In this post we share our experience creating an interactive feature in close collaboration with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. During two intense weeks we combined best practices from information design with data-driven journalism and personal storytelling. Read more
We've compiled a small list of conferences definitely worth visiting in 2013. Events like this are a great way to see, learn, connect and be inspired. If you're lucky enough to get a ticket, be sure to let us know so we could meet up and have a chat. Read more
The New York Times recently examined the body language of the US presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Read more
