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About CD and Noah Iliinsky
The name Complex Diagrams is drawn from my master’s thesis, which is all about how to design effective, qualitative diagrams with non-trivial levels of complexity. I have spent the last several years thinking about effective approaches to creating various types of information visualizations. I also works in interface and interaction design, all from a functional and user-centered perspective.
I consult, lecture, and teach on the topic of designing information visualizations. I am the author of Designing Data Visualizations, and the technical editor of, and a contributor to, Beautiful Visualization, both published by O’Reilly Media.
I’m always looking for good challenges and interesting data sets; don’t hesitate to email if you’ve got a good problem to think about. I live in Seattle.
Education
M.S. Technical Communication, University of Washington, March 2006
Thesis: Generation of Complex Diagrams: How to Make Lasagna Instead of Spaghetti
B.A. Physics, Reed College, May 1995
Thesis: Electron-Hole Pair Recombination Rates in an Irradiated Silicon Semiconductor
Tools
My visualization tools of choice are OmniGraffle Pro and OmniGraphSketcher, Tableau, and d3.js. Before d3 came along, for large data sets, I used a combination of Perl and DOT.
Contact
gmail: iliinsky <– email is preferred over posting to this page
My résumé (PDF)
My author pages at O’Reilly media and Amazon
Thanks, Noah Iliinsky
(yes, that’s i L i i nsky, not ilinsky or illinsky)
Hi Noah – Thanks for posting at Tableau’s site. Hope to catch up sometime soon. Please drop me a note at your convenience. Thanks. Elissa
Comment by Elissa Fink — June 18, 2008 @ 6:30 am
Hello Noah,
I know you’re fan of Mac. But I would be interested in getting your opinion (benchmarking?) about our new software : BeGraphic.
It is a Excel addin that changes any form/picture based on live data, therefore builds dynamic diagrams.
Thanks,
Claire.
Comment by Claire — May 29, 2009 @ 5:06 am
Thank you for you work on diagrams blog. Have not seen many like this in internet.
Comment by Новостройки Чехии — June 8, 2009 @ 4:12 am
Hi, Noah —
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I enjoy your work and am looking forward to seeing the book in April. Best regards.
Comment by Carrie Weiner Campbell — December 31, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Noah, thanks for the Ignite talk on buying bikes last night!
Here’s a new shop to put on your radar:
http://www.hubandbespoke.com/
Our Name
Hub and Bespoke is a place for people to meet and share ideas. We’re also curators of elegant solutions to common cycling challenges. “Hub” alludes to the hope that our business will bring people together. “Bespoke” refers to understanding our customer’s specific needs as a cyclist and community member.
Our Philosophy
As cyclists ourselves, we’re familiar with the joys and challenges of riding a bike in the city. One thing we’ve noticed is that people often think cycling is reserved for the athletic, the stout-hearted or the über hip. At Hub and Bespoke, we think there’s a lot more room on the playground for others to join in the fun.
Cycling has a ton of potential for normal, everyday transportation, and we want to support those who make the choice to cycle just to get from A to B. We’ve put a lot of thought into the products we carry to make sure they not only look good, but also work well on a bike. In short, we can help you bike your style.
Comment by jessie alan — June 15, 2010 @ 10:54 am