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Comment on Data Visualization as Storytelling: A Stretched Analogy by Zach Gemignani

Zach Gemignani — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Ouch, Derrick. Take it easy on the DBAs.
I think we are in aggressive agreement: visualizations do not independently tell stories. They can be used to augment or enhance storytelling. However, we can’t always carry around a tiny Hans Rosling in our pocket to weave a story from a data visualization. What type of communication are they most like without tiny Hans?

Comment on Data Visualization as Storytelling: A Stretched Analogy by Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Ummmmmm, ever seen Hans Rosling’s TED video? He kind of set the tone for good visualization = storytelling. It’s not that visualization is synonymous to storytelling, it’s that GOOD visualization makes it easy to form a narrative (since the ‘narrative’ is such a fundamental part of human comprehension). Ha, it is quite humorous when people like you (someone slightly more creative than a DBA) make observations on anything related to the human psyche.

Comment on Data Visualization as Storytelling: A Stretched Analogy by Andrew Leimdorfer

Andrew Leimdorfer — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Yes, I suppose data visualisations aren’t very “like” storytelling. It probably is a bit lazy to make that analogy. But, they can compliment good storytelling, they can help reveal stories that are worth telling and they can borrow from some of the things we know about good storytelling.

The reason I try to ensure we don’t lose site of the story when thinking about our visualisations is that we want them to add to people’s understanding, not just look nice or contain tons of data. Focussing on what we understand (in loose terms) to be a “story” helps keep us focused on why people come to this content in the first place.

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Comment on People Love Beauty. A Dashboard Design Truth. by Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:46:00 +0000

Well said… I feel the exact same way when I play with different visual settings in Google Analytics. The exact same data, shown 3 or 4 different ways, feels totally different. Nice post, thanks Lisa!

Tommy
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