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January 9, 2017 — Comments are off for this post.

History of Infographics

Explore the History of Infographics Interactive

The below work was translated to an interactive experience which you can enjoy by clicking the link above.

January 2017 Static Poster Design Essay

After examining the history of data visualization greats I have decided to collect my learnings in the style of history’s data visualization greats. The first of these visual summaries is presented and discussed below. You can explore the entire series here.

A map to guide you through the early developments of data visualization, including cartoons of 84 key charts, in the style of John Ogilby's 1675 Road Atlas. This image is sized for web-consumption and is only a fraction of the actual piece which can be properly enjoyed via:

ACCESS BIG 31mb JPG HERE

DataViz in the Movies

Data visualization often references comics, film, and mythology for inspiration. The emotional and visual nature of entertainment media provide powerful lessons for us on how to better communicate complex information to a broader audience. But just as we benefit from Hollywood’s tips and tricks, feature films also take short-cuts from our world to weave audiences through its narratives. Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

August 18, 2016 — Comments are off for this post.

Profiling the Parks

Profiling the Parks is a data-driven, hand drawn exploration of the US National Parks. The following reflection details the inspiration, design, data, and collaborators who made this video short possible. Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: Acadia, Channel Islands, Crater Lake, data adventure, Death Valley, Denali, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Haleakala, infographic, National Park System, NPS, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite

January 27, 2016 — Comments are off for this post.

Turning Data into Cash

How to create meaningful businesses with information

Cash-making data gnome, by RJ Andrews

Everyone is giving away all of their data to anyone willing to listen. But beware: the products and services you build (how you get cash) on top of this newfound data lode are not equal. Read more

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January 5, 2016 — Comments are off for this post.

Complex Curiosity

How an engineer renounced control and embraced the real world

From complicated to complex: my journey through spaceships, an MBA and medicine to learn how to work in an irrational, chaotic, complex world. Illustration by RJ Andrews.

I thought becoming an engineer would help me understand how the world works. As a high school STEM nerd, I saw the world as a technical place and a technical proficiency as a practical necessity — if you could build a jet engine, what couldn’t you do? And doesn’t it sound like fun? And boy did I have fun. I got to work on the Ferrari F430, a stealth warship, and the biggest baddest LEGO set of them all: NASA’s Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center.

But something was missing. Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: chaos, complexity, complicated, einstein, engineering, history, irrational, lenin, life lessons, Michio Kaku, peter thiel

December 28, 2015 — Comments are off for this post.

Navigating Data

navigating data with lessons from master storytellers

As a professional data storyteller, I use pictures to show you numbers. Sometimes the pictures are really pretty, sometimes the numbers are controversial — but the pursuit always is to humanize a complicated and complex world into a package that you can more easily appreciate. To create these experiences with data I have learned a lot from different master storytellers across many media: myth, science, comics, radio and film. Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

November 19, 2015 — Comments are off for this post.

Who is Max Martin?

Who is Max Martin? The greatest pop songwriter/producer since The Beatles Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: Ariana Grande, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Max Martin, Pink, pop music, switched on pop, Taylor Swift, Usher NSYNC

October 19, 2015 — Comments are off for this post.

Data City

Data storytelling and the graphic novel are smashed together in one adventure through the numbers behind the city built on numbers: Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the underside of tourism, gambling, and entertainment as we move through one exciting evening on the Strip.

Alternatively, you can click through the gallery below: Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: data, data adventure, frank miller, gambling, infographics, las vegas, sin city

August 17, 2015 — Comments are off for this post.

Trump to Shakespeare

Inspiration
I absolutely love Matt Daniels' award-winning Longest Vocabulary in Hip Hop and have thought about language analysis projects ever since. I thought the Republican debate might be a fun arena to Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: donald trump, gop, infographic, republican debate, trump

July 28, 2015 — Comments are off for this post.

Board Member Overlap

The CEO of Disney is on the board of Apple, whose CEO is on the board of Nike, which has a board member on Disney... which all got me thinking: how many powerful companies are connected via their board of directors?:

DowJones-Overlap_InfoWeTrust

Are you surprised how well networked most of the boards of DowJones top 30 companies are... or surprised that not all 30 companies are connected? I find it fascinating that several people serve on the boards of not two, but THREE of the most powerful companies in the world. Read more

Published by RJ Andrews in GIF

Tags: board of directors, dow jones, dowjones, infographic, InfoSketch