FlowingData - Shan Carter on data storytelling

You're subscribed to the blog. Now get the book! Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Contents: Shan Carter on data storytelling Shan Carter on data storytelling Dec 01, 2011 12:58 am  •  Permalink Shan Carter, who makes interactive graphics for The New York Times, talks telling stories with data in his aptly named presentation, "How I tried for years to find the perfect form for interactive graphics, how I failed, and why, whether a perfect form exists or not, I've stopped my desperate pursuit." He starts with finding a balance between statistical analysis and story, and then finishes with the kicker that visualization is a form of communication just like a movie or a book. And that carries with it its own implications. The short Q&A at the end is pretty good, too. Just ignore the first obligatory question on how you make graphics that get more traffic. [Video Link via @mericson] More to read: Four degrees of separation Do you need a data scientist? US road fatalities mapped, 9 years Finding best deals: Black Friday is for retailers Google Streetview stop motion  follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 FlowingData, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on FlowingData. Our mailing address is: FlowingData PO Box 3381 Livermore, CA 94550 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences