Grant Grigorian's Blog » charts http://grantgrigorian.com some say that writing is thinking. then these are my thoughts. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:42:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Data Visualization http://grantgrigorian.com/2009/10/19/data-visualization/ http://grantgrigorian.com/2009/10/19/data-visualization/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:11:15 +0000 Grant Grigorian http://grantgrigorian.com/?p=758 With proliferation of websites like FlowingData, and an increasing emphasis on making of otherwise obscure and inaccessible data in my own professional life, I’m thinking about learning more about how to create beautiful custom visualizations.

Excel works well for most quick tasks – but how cool would it be to be able to create interactive, colorful charts that breathe life into rows and rows of data?

And speaking of  FlowingData, they have nice beginner’s guides to get started:

What Visualization Tool/Software Should You Use? – Getting Started

40 Essential Tools and Resources to Visualize Data

]]> http://grantgrigorian.com/2009/10/19/data-visualization/feed/ 0 SID THE SCIENCE KID, “I Love Charts” http://grantgrigorian.com/2009/04/18/sid-the-science-kid-i-love-charts/ http://grantgrigorian.com/2009/04/18/sid-the-science-kid-i-love-charts/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:51:03 +0000 Grant Grigorian http://grantgrigorian.com/?p=438 PBS Kids does it again:

via Flowing Data

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Unemployment in US, by county

Unemployment in US, by county

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