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Increasing the resolution or data density of documents

July 27, 2011

Most people read the newspaper, the one that’s printed on paper. The typical newspaper font size is between 8 and 9 points. A typical newspaper compresses a lot of information in a very small space. Large headlines are used to generate interest and the reader can selectively choose what he/she wants to read. Take a [...]

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Edward Tufte notes

June 22, 2011

I just got back from an Edward Tufte one day seminar yesterday. Below is just a transcription of my notebook. In the following weeks, I’ll highlight a few points. In the mean time, I suggest you attend a course if you can. It comes with four of his books. Otherwise, read them, they’re full of [...]

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How I built a visual thinking and graphic facilitation speciality

May 27, 2011

As an analyst, I spend my days working with data, defining business requirements, calculating, pivot tables, graphs, and analytical work. With an underdeveloped right brain, I set out to figure ways to integrate my creative artistic abilities into my analytical work. It started out with a discussion with a friend over coffee about how she’s [...]

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Nancy Duarte interview on business communications

May 24, 2011

I’m a huge fan of Nancy Duarte, publisher of Slide:ology and Resonate and owner of Duarte Design. This short interview really sheds light on the need to take business communications up a notch. I love how she says that it’s not an excuse to be dry because the material is dry.

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Behind the scenes of a data driven infographic

May 16, 2011

XPLANE, a Dachis Group company just posted an amazing detailed piece on the process they took to gather salary data, normalize it, then turn it into a high impact explanation graphic. I find the steps were incredibly comprehensive and thoughtful to develop just one graphic.

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Company Profile: Griot’s Garage – Masters in Car Care Products

April 9, 2011

This is not a car blog, but I like to feature companies that go above and beyond to build a relationship with its customers. In this edition, I’m proud to say I’m a lifetime customer of Griot’s Garage. I was introduced to Griot’s from a friend who’s a huge car cleaning fanatic. In every industry, [...]

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Visual Meetings – Using Technology and Graphic Facilitation Methods

February 23, 2011

Graphic facilitation and visual thinking is one of my personal interests. I’ve been reading up some a variety of topics. This community is very tight knit and there’s always a common set of players. One of them is Dave Sibbet of The Grove Consultants International. Below is a very detailed webinar (90 minutes). I’ve watched [...]

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An Infographic to Explain Infographics, the Universe Collapses on Itself

February 11, 2011

Infographics are fun. They visually stimulating and is very loud, bold, and sometimes obnoxious. However, good statistical and data principles still apply. Present the data objectively and fairly. Don’t create conclusions where none exist. However, infographics is to data as newpaper headlines are to news. Below is a fun poke at infographics by Think Brilliant. [...]

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