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Designers and statisticians disagree on what makes a good information graphic

The field of data visualization has become a tussle between accuracy and beauty. In one corner, designers say that data…

Jan 17, 2020 Yves Mulkers 33M views 4 min read

When and How to Build out Your Data Science Team

Increasingly, startups across the spectrum are looking to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help them solve business problems and drive efficiency.…

Jan 7, 2020 Yves Mulkers 122M views 4 min read

The Data We Do Not See: An Interview with Giorgia Lupi

Giorgia Lupi is an award-winning information designer. She recently became a partner at Pentagram, their only one specializing in data…

Aug 30, 2019 Yves Mulkers 19M views 4 min read

Mastering Data Storytelling: 5 Steps to Creating Persuasive Charts and Graphs

Data storytelling is one of those “buzzwords” that in actuality is not really a buzzword–it’s reflective of a necessary change…

Dec 21, 2017 Yves Mulkers 21M views 4 min read

Why you should summarize your data with the geometric mean

As an information designer, I’m charged with summarizing data. But even the simplest of questions, like “How big is a…

Mar 16, 2017 Yves Mulkers 138M views 4 min read

What I learnt from creating The Data Visualisation Catalogue

Before I started working on The Data Visualisation Catalogue, my chart toolbox was limited. I knew of only simple charts…

Dec 12, 2016 Yves Mulkers 59M views 3 min read

35 books on Data Visualization

A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. “A visual Strunk and White” (The Boston…

Oct 21, 2016 Yves Mulkers 71M views 3 min read

Data Visualization for the Rest of Us

Linda Hofschire knew something had to be done. An analyst at Library Research Service at Colorado State Library (CSL), Hofschire…

Jan 14, 2016 Yves Mulkers 138M views 4 min read

The 37 Best Tools For Data Visualization

Creating charts and infographics can be time-consuming. But these tools make it easier. It’s often said that data is the…

Dec 8, 2015 Yves Mulkers 126M views 15 min read