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		<title>A quick redesign of useless graphs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After seeing a poor infographic re-posted, I briefly ranted on twitter: Terrible presentation of data. The bars are OK, the rest is worthless. http://bit.ly/o76BOm @litmusapp #fb #li I don&#8217;t mean to be harsh, but #infovis culture needs constructive critique to improve, not just reposting. /cc @visualizingOrg @litmusapp To put my mouse where my mouth (well, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful Visualization Chapter 1: On Beauty</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from my chapter in Beautiful Visualization. You can download a pdf of the entire chapter.



Chapter One: On Beauty, by Noah Iliinsky

This chapter is an examination of what we mean by beauty in the context of visualization, why it’s a worthy goal to pursue, and how to get there. We’ll start with a discussion of the elements of beauty, look at some examples and counterexamples, and then focus on the critical steps to realize a beautiful visualization.

[I use the words visualization and visual interchangeably in this chapter, to refer to all types of structured representation of information. This encompasses graphs, charts, diagrams, maps, storyboards, and less formally structured illustrations.]

What is Beauty?
What do we mean when we say a visual is beautiful? Is it an aesthetic judgment, in the traditional sense of the word? It can be, but when we’re discussing visuals in this context, beauty can be considered to have four key elements, of which aesthetic judgment is only one. For a visual to qualify as beautiful, it must be aesthetically pleasing, yes, but it must also be novel, informative, and efficient.]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A on Beautiful Visualization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked some questions about the Beautiful Visualization (O&#8217;Reilly 2010) and my role as the technical editor and chapter contributor. How did you end up working on Beautiful Visualization? I was given the opportunity to work on the book because of my previous research and master&#8217;s thesis on methods of creating quality information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deal on Beautiful Visualization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Visualization, published by O&#8217;Reilly Media, is their deal of the day today. Get the ebook version for just $9.99 with the discount code DDVSZ. The print edition should be available by the end of June.]]></description>
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		<title>Working on Beautiful Visualization book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very excited to announce that I&#8217;m technical editor for, and contributing a chapter to, the book Beautiful Visualization, due out in April from O&#8217;Reilly. It is a collection of case studies and articles discussing how various beautiful information visualizations were achieved and how to create your own. Stay tuned for updates as events warrant.]]></description>
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