See those dots? They’re not drawn. I programmed them using a 2D and 3D development environment called Processing.
It may not look like much, but it’s a start, thanks to a workshop taught by artist and instructor Jer Thorp, who’s currently Data Artist in Residence at The New York Times.
Sounds like a very cool job to me.
Meanwhile, this week’s assignment is to build on some of the workshop exercises — and to figure out how to export the files to my server so you can interact with them.
For a few years now, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Gel Conference, where people gather to talk about experience, perception and customer service.
One of this year’s speakers was mapmaker Connie Brown of Redstone Studios. Her one-off painted maps show not just geography but perspective. In her 20-minute presentation, she shows us how maps are both descriptive and opinionated. It’s worth watching, whether your preference is for the science or the art of cartography.
Enjoy.
Graphics director Steve Duenes and graphics editor Archie Tse talk about what goes into the visual storytelling elements that The New York Times has become so known for.
Who’s got the biggest social network per country? The BBC charted Nielsen’s figures from June 2010 and from a year ago. Facebook had the largest audience by far in both months, while MySpace has dropped quite a bit.
What’s more interesting is the change in the amount of time people are spending on Facebook every month. I’d really like to know the demographics of the surveyed population. Anyone have info?
(via BBC News)
