The Visualization Cargo Cult
Got this blog post link in my mailbox today sent by Alvin - “The Visualization Cargo Cult” - it is indeed an interesting read (including the comments). Information visualization has grown big, quality is measured in many and also weird parameters (colorful, artistic, entertaining, beautiful, meaningful, beautiful, coffee table viability) The ford fiasco example is definitely a great example for bad quality, but is advertisement a good place for visualization anyway? I am in for better readability and literacy for valuable context and meaningful insights. More food found on my micro-stroll through the infovis jungle Information Visualization Manifesto, Hans Rosling at ted [1][2], David McCandless (is surprised) vs Neville Brody (please elaborate) via infosthetics
