Alberto CairoNew post: 'Visualization “thought leaders” don't know much' http://www.thefunctionalart.com/2023/02/visualization-thought-leaders-dont-know.html
Jonatan Hildén@albertocairo in hindsight probably a perfect balance of appropriately creepy yet somehow … cute, despite the disturbing subject
Tom Dewar@albertocairo do people in Oregon have weird hands 😉
Erin Kissane@albertocairo Lena forever tbh
Kenneth Holm-Dahlin@albertocairo well you did tell her in so many other words that it was good. It made you feel something. Something that a bar chart could never do.
Daniel ZvincaSome visual interpretations of data are truly unique. They don't only encode data, they also reflect the designer personality, imagination, state of mind. We can understand standard encoding, but we don't always resonate with other personality. Important is what is left after we discard what doesnt resonate with us. Some designs are truly narcissistic. Their primary goal is not to communicate information. They are individual performances. Which usually shrinks the audience size.
@danz68 Agreed on everything. This case, though, is an example of success on all fronts. It wasn't only an extremely popular piece. It led to societal debate about policy
I assume that screaming on any stage will always catch attention. It doesnt say much about the artistic act, but any high-pitched noise will (at least) break the rhythm.
I am not living in US, therefore the "message" had a (too) reduced impact on me to appreciate enough this design. For me is just ugly (but the subject is ugly as hell, so it might reflect just that).