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Francis Gagnon | Voilà Oct 28, 2022

Scott Feeney Oct 28, 2022

My #feditips for new/returning people:

1. Follow fast. Follow people here even if you didn't on Twitter. Glance thru the local timeline and follow anyone you see post anything funny or interesting. You need stuff in your feed.

2. Unfollow just as fast if you're not vibing.

3. When a friend joins, turn on post notifications. It's the 🔔 on their profile.

4. This site is slower paced. Snarky hot takes aren't rewarded as much.

5. Toot! is a good iOS app. People seem to like Tusky for Android.

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Mar 21, 2019

For those of you who are thinking about diversity, inclusion and representativity in dataviz and what you can do, I wrote a blog post of my experience using an inclusion rider as a speaker at a data-related conference. https://www.chezvoila.com/blog/inclusionrider

What happened when I used an inclusion rider at a data conference

This is the blog post that I wish I would have found when I got invited to speak at a data conference and decided to send them an inclusion rider for women and minorities. I hope this is how you found it. (Also, obviously, I’m virtue signalling and if that bothers you, you can stop reading here.)

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Dec 17, 2018

I propose to use the golden ratio when deciding where the scale of a line chart should start (when not zero).
https://www.chezvoila.com/blog/yaxis

A golden ratio for line charts with truncated y-axis

While we hold that bar charts should start at zero, there is no such expectation for line charts . But you’ll always find someone on social media to denounce a “dishonest” line chart that enhances the variations by truncating the y-axis. There is usually ample pushback, but it often leads to the qu

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Nov 18, 2018

Kristin (vis.social Admin)Nov 17, 2018

For today's #inkyDays drawing, I was inspired by Miro!

#generative #art #ink #drawing #mastoart

https://www.patreon.com/posts/22717411

inkyDays 11/14/18 - | Kristin on Patreon

Official Post from Kristin: Starting a new week of #inkyDays drawings, and today I was inspired by maps...old printed maps.---------------------------------------------------------

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Oct 29, 2018

The latest IPCC report has made me even more impatient with bad charts about climate change. I wish people who communicate data on this topic would take it as seriously as the econometric models. It’s not that hard. https://www.chezvoila.com/blog/redesign-carbon

Redesigning an important graph about a carbon tax

Data visualisation is a language for humans. Computers and machines are fine with raw data. On the other hand, humans are often interested in data simply because it is visualized. Many will understand the underlying phenomenon — a trend, an outlier, a missed target — when they see it in a graph. H

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Oct 23, 2018

Kristin (vis.social Admin)Oct 23, 2018

Day 23 of #Inktober2018 and I'm back to playing with circles and ripple patterns.

#generative #art #ink #drawing #inkyDays #inktober

https://www.patreon.com/posts/22248362

Inktober 10/23/18 | Kristin on Patreon

Official Post from Kristin: Back to playing with circles and ripple patterns.

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Sep 20, 2018

Kristin (vis.social Admin)Sep 19, 2018

Starting a new thread for this week's #inkyDays. Taking yesterday's pattern a little further today.

#generative #art #ink #drawing

https://www.ko-fi.com/Blog/Post/InkyDays-091918-N4N5JVHN

Ko-fi - InkyDays 09/19/18

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Francis Gagnon | Voilà Sep 11, 2018

I sat with the Minard Map, a magnifying glass, a notebook and a beer and wrote about things hiding in plain in this iconic work. Can this overused map still surprise you?
https://www.chezvoila.com/blog/minard-map

I wrote these "13 facts you didn't know" four years ago, but it got a bit of a revival online lately. There's a quick survey at the end and I'll compile the answers soon.

13 facts you didn't know about the Minard map

The map  representing the Russian campaign of the French army in 1812 is a true celebrity of the data visualization world, mostly known for its spectacular features. Lines show the number, location and direction of the army troops. The temperature during the return from Moscow i

Francis Gagnon | Voilà Sep 8, 2018