As promised in a previous post on learning information graphics (sometimes shortened to “infographics”), I’m posting my raw notes from Day 1 of an information graphics workshop taught last month by Alberto Cairo and Xaquin G.V., two leading practitioners.
Above, Alberto Cairo teaches a data visualization seminar at Medialab-Prado in Madrid in 2007.
Xaquin wrote [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism
Tagged: Alberto Cairo, Beyond Bootcamp, infographics, infographics tools, information visualization, interactive graphics, Online Infographics, Xaquin G.V.
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- February 11, 2009 – 6:00 am
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- By Chrys
Do you remember what it was like to be in school? About 40 journalists are reliving the college experience at the University of Miami Beyond Bootcamp multimedia workshop, directed by visual journalism guru Rich Beckman.
Over the last few months, I’ve met a number of his former students who tell stories of being cajoled and terrified [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Photojournalism, video
Tagged: Beyond Bootcamp, Greg Linch, multimedia, Paige West, Rich Beckman, Rob Covey, University of Miami, workshop
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- January 8, 2009 – 8:00 am
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- By Chrys
Have you heard? Though most Americans still turn to TV to get national and international news, for the first time, the Web has overtaken newspapers as a news source.
In fact, according to a late December blog post by Nielsen Online, about two-thirds of all adults who were on the Web looked for news online in [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Tips & Tools
Tagged: Beyond Bootcamp, journalism school, Rich Beckman, The New York Times, University of Miami
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- January 3, 2009 – 3:01 am
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- By Chrys
Vlad Studio has created a free typography map wallpaper that also works as a clock.
Whether you need to know the time, or need to know where Morocco is, this handy, free download can help you out. Enjoy.
Categories: Data + Graphics, One For Fun
Tagged: clock, Maps, Vlad Studio, wallpaper
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- December 17, 2008 – 8:46 am
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- By Chrys
My colleagues at WashingtonPost.com have launched TimeSpace: World, a way to dig through articles, video, photos and commentary in any given day from across the globe.
The method takes away the hierarchy imposed by a page layout. Instead, you get to quickly filter what you’re interested in and embed or share it by clicking on the [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism
Tagged: buzz, foreign news, Maps, world, world news
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- December 9, 2008 – 12:44 pm
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- By Chrys
America made history tonight, electing its first African American president.
Full transcript
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism
Tagged: election, election08, word cloud
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- November 5, 2008 – 1:49 am
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- By Chrys
As news organizations, watchdogs and voters prepare for the Super Bowl of politics, it seemed like a good idea to survey what will be online for Nov. 4.
Some sites will start their coverage early. Already, the massive, all-volunteer Twitter Vote Report has been logging and mapping voting problems and good experiences.
Most complaints so far have [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Maps, Mobile, Photojournalism, Social Media, video
Tagged: election, election08, interactives, photos
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- November 3, 2008 – 11:52 pm
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- By Chrys
There are lots and lots of ways to keep up with tonight’s town hall between John McCain and Barack Obama.
You could watch on TV, of course, but what fun is that? Here are a few suggestions to make your viewing experience more engaging:
Graphic designer Erica Smith, whose creative and prolific mind has come up with [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, Games
Tagged: election, politics
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- October 7, 2008 – 6:18 pm
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- By Chrys
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- October 2, 2008 – 11:28 pm
- Author:
- By Chrys