Knowledge Base
During postgraduate studies, I have organized and classified the reading materials, lectures and related academic activities I've perused during my postgraduate study in chronological sequence.
They are segregated into five primary classifications: web/podcast, book/article, composition of data visualization and theory/term.
Each segment on the timeline features a concise overview and the author's background.
They are segregated into five primary classifications: web/podcast, book/article, composition of data visualization and theory/term.
Each segment on the timeline features a concise overview and the author's background.
It shows Napoleon’s disastrous
invasion of Russia in 1812, three
years before the Battle of Waterloo.
A graphical train schedule with
a timetable and graphic
representation of speed.
The idea behind using faces is that
humans easily recognize faces and
notice small changes without
difficulty.
Donna J Haraway
Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective
Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective
Contents of the journal reflect its commitment to
publishing an interdisciplinary body of feminist
knowledge, in multiple genres that views the
intersection of gender with racial identity, sexual
orientation, economic means, geographical location,
and physical ability as the touchstone for its
intellectual analysis
“ I have great hope for the future that we’re going to rediscover the acoustic environment in which we live, and that we’re going to celebrate it and we’re gonna save it. ”
“We depend on the world, which depends on us.”
Five principles in the theory of data graphics
Above all else show the data.
Maximize the data-ink ratio.
Erase non-data-ink.
Erase redundant data-ink.
Revise and edit.
Above all else show the data.
Maximize the data-ink ratio.
Erase non-data-ink.
Erase redundant data-ink.
Revise and edit.
Daniel R. Montello
Cognitive Map-Design Research in the Twentieth Century: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches.
Cognitive Map-Design Research in the Twentieth Century: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches.
Map design can be thought of as mind design; the way a map is designed will influence the views of the world it stimulates or inhabits.
An independent educational
non-profit fighting global
misconceptions.
This graphic was created to mark the end of the United States' military engagement in Iraq in 2011. Over 4,800 coalition soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqis lost their lives in the war.
One deliberate design choice with this graphic was the visual metaphor of blood. This striking visual would hopefully draw the reader into the graphic.
One deliberate design choice with this graphic was the visual metaphor of blood. This striking visual would hopefully draw the reader into the graphic.
Data are units or morsels of
information that in aggregate form
the bedrock of modern policy
decisions by government and
nongovernmental authorities.
Drucker outlines the principles by
which visual formats organize
meaningful content.
‘Language of form’ = Visual language.
‘Language of form’ = Visual language.
Steven Heller
Raw Data presents work by
seventy-three of the world’s most
innovative information graphics
designers.
Catherine D'Ignazio &
Lauren Klein
The politics of data
collection, data creation and data
visualisation, by recognising the
blindspots, bias and objectivity of
how data can be collected, and
how it’s visualised.
Arturo Escobar
Noting that most design - from
consumer goods and digital
technologies to built
environments - currently serves
capitalist ends, Escobar argues
for the development of an
“autonomous design” that
eschews commercial and
modernizing aims in favor of more
collaborative and placed-based
approaches.
Cathy O'Neil
Algorithms decide who gets a
loan, who gets a job interview,
who gets insurance and much
more -- but they don't
automatically make things fair.
Mathematician and data scientist
Cathy O'Neil coined a term for
algorithms that are secret,
important and harmful: "weapons
of math destruction."
Steven Braun
Data Visualisation for success
Data Visualisation for success
Different definitions of data
visualizations.
Mimi Ọnụọha
Black folks are both
over-collected and
under-represented in
American datasets,
featuring strongly as objects
of collection but rarely as
subjects with agency over
collection, ownership, and
power.
Tiara Roxanne
How to gather and create
knowledge.
Colin Ware
Abigail Echo-Hawk
As a dedicated community
volunteer, Ms. Echo-Hawk has
concentrated on policy and
institutional change to eliminate
disparities for women of color
locally and nationally.
Alex Fefegha
A speculative provocation
responding to the theme
of Better Machine Decision
Making for MozFest 2019's
Arts & Culture Experience.
“The newspaper speaks with its reader not only with the help of the printed word, but also the language of visual images.”
Harry Stevens
It shows how to slow
2019
coronavirus.
John Burn-Murdoch
Reliable pictures
of the global coronavirus
pandemic
"Without data it would be
very easy for governments
to tell their own story".
Andy Kirk
A neutral view of data viz.
The term has been used to
include all racialized women, it is
a framework to understand the
complex and overlapping layers of
inequities that face them.
Alex Fefegha
To explore what could
happen if Alex could train a
machine learning model on
hip hop and allow it to
generate stories, poems or
advice to an audience.
Frederick Reiber
“There are many elements that go into creating a successful tabletop game. These can include the components, rulebooks, and art. One of the most important, are the rules that players use to interact with the game and each other.”
Xingyu Lan et al.
“In the context of storytelling, animation is more frequently viewed as a useful technique to support the narratives of data stories and keep users engaged.”
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