This is a fascinating video for anyone interested (even vaguely) in information security – not just the technological aspects, but the sociological and demographic implications. I came across it at Tom MacWright’s blog, and […]
I’m a business guy – I own and run a small, growing business and empathise (or is that sympathise) with other businesspeople charged with managing, directing and shaping the businesses […]
Andy Cotgreave (@acotgreave) posted the following in reply to my comments on his article at The Huffington Post (link at foot of this post). My original comments were a shortened […]
A couple of years ago I found myself trying to work out why I’m such an avid visual thinker. Is it nature, nurture or both? To tackle the nurture question […]
Two interesting, similarly-themed pieces from Cliff Cate at GoodData and Andy Cotgreave on the Huffington Post (nice to see Andy use the data animation metaphor!) have grabbed my attention over the past couple […]
I’m back on an old soap box of mine; considering the all too-limited value that most businesses squeeze from their data. I could have titled this entry “Knowledge vs Data”, […]
Hans Rosling goes myth-busting using the power of Visual Analytics in this 3-minute video. As always, Hans presents a fascinating, compelling story – in this case from a single animated bubble […]
Yes, it’s vain, but I’m pleased by the message picked up by InformationWeek in a recent interview I gave. The interview was, at least in conception, a piece about Atheon’s […]
This article from The New York Times was posted right at the end of 2012, but heralds a dichotomy for 2013 – the love/hate relationship with the steamrolling bandwagon of Big […]
The job description “Data Animator” was suggested to me back in 2010 by Jim Walton of Kerbang, whilst musing on metaphors appropriate to a visual analyst. It sprang quickly from […]
Data Animator 