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What IS NOT happening is just as relevant as what IS
The defiance of August Landmesser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Landmesser
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What IS NOT happening is just as relevant as what IS
Visualisation by New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/what-good-marathons-and-bad-investments-have-in-common.html
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Statistics: Describe what’s there
Visualisation: Shows what’s there & what’s not there
What IS NOT happening is just as relevant as what IS
Paraphrasing Ben Schneiderman
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The challenge of designing different types of ‘nothingness’
Visualisation by FT Data https://www.ft.com/election-results-2017
Data representation
Annotation
Colour
Composition
{Interactivity}
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Mapping America, by New York Times GraphicsThe challenge of designing different types of ‘nothingness’
Mapping Immigrant America, by Kyle Walker http://personal.tcu.edu/kylewalker/immigrant-america/#
What are the gaps? No data, no land, no immigrants, no people?
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The challenge of designing different types of ‘nothingness’
Measurements of Car Speeds in the Netherlands, by Erik Boertjes http://erikboertjes.com/
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Zero cars
Zero speed
No data?
The challenge of designing different types of ‘nothingness’
Measurements of Car Speeds in the Netherlands, by Erik Boertjes http://erikboertjes.com/
Empty space
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NULL ZERO EMPTY INVISIBLE
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NULLNo data: When nothing means something
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Data darkness: We are now not used to not knowing
Image from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26659951
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Data darkness: We are now not used to not knowing
Billionaires, by Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Image from http://i-remember.fr/en
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Image from http://i-remember.fr/en
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Image from http://i-remember.fr/en
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Image from http://hungerreport.org/missingdata/
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Lost Mothers, by ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/lost-mothers-maternal-health-died-childbirth-pregnancy
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
Metadata of Australian prints and printmaking, by Mitchell Whitelaw http://printsandprintmaking.gov.au/explore/decade-summary/
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Data darkness: Deficiency to drive action
State of the Polar Bear, by Periscopic http://pbsg.npolar.no/en/dynamic/app/
“A statement to Russia to release the data”
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Embrace the gaps, don’t be derailed
Rising Prices at the Pump, by New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/ref/us/20070524_REFINERY_GRAPHIC.html
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Embrace the gaps, don’t be derailed
Holiday chill?, by South China Morning Post Graphics https://officeofjane.com/projects/holidaychill/
“No data recorded between 1940 & 1946”
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Embrace the gaps, don’t be derailed
West-Wide Economic Atlas, by Headwaters Economics http://headwaterseconomics.org/interactive/west-wide-atlas
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Embrace the gaps, don’t be derailed
https://twitter.com/leethommo/status/844825118106800132
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Challenges of colour classifications for nothing
The Lowest-Profile State Department in 45 Years, by TheUpshothttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/01/upshot/lowest-profile-state-department-in-decades.html
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Challenges of colour classifications for nothing
America’s Growing News Deserts, by CJR https://www.cjr.org/local_news/american-news-deserts-donuts-local.php
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Challenges of colour classifications for nothing
Gay Rights by Type, by The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/may/08/gay-rights-united-states
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Challenges of colour classifications for nothing
‘Where is it Illegal to be Gay?’ by BBC News Graphics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25927595
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Challenges of colour classifications for nothing
How the 'Avengers' Line-up Has Changed Over the Years, by Jon Keegan http://graphics.wsj.com/avengers-team/
Yet to appear vs. not
appearing?
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‘Something’ becoming ‘nothing’
101 Yellow Jerseys of Paris, by SCMP http://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1561132/101-yellow-jerseys-paris
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‘Something’ becoming ‘nothing’
Image from https://mobile.twitter.com/jonbir90/status/893947320554881024
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‘Something’ becoming ‘nothing’
Image from The Slot https://theslot.jezebel.com/we-redacted-everything-thats-not-a-verifiably-true-stat-1793571837
“In the transcript, we have redacted everything that is not verifiably true. What remains is everything the
president said that is definitely true”
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ZERONo value: Something to represent nothing
Image from http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/banksy-vancouver-nobody-likes-me/
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Lots to learn from nothing
Nobody Lives Here, by Nik Freeman http://mapsbynik.tumblr.com/post/82791188950/nobody-lives-here-the-nearly-5-million-census
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From Pyramid to Kite, by The EconomistLots to learn from nothing
From Pyramid to Kite, by The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/japans_population
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Lots to learn from nothing
RFID Tags Track Possible Outbreak Pathways in the Hospital, by Jan Willem Tulphttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rfid-tags-track-possible-outbreak-pathways-in-hospital
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Lots to learn from nothing
Visualisation by BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38762034
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Interpretations of zero often formed by knowledge
Ship Map, by Kiln https://www.shipmap.org/
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Mapping America, by New York Times GraphicsInterpretations of zero often formed by knowledge
NASA space station view of Mount Etna, via Rob Simmon https://twitter.com/rsimmon/status/406433840807165952/photo/1
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Mapping America, by New York Times GraphicsInterpretations of zero often formed by knowledge
Cholera Outbreak Map, by John Snow http://johnsnow.matrix.msu.edu/book_images12.php
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Interpretations of zero often formed by knowledge
Images from https://mauriceabarry.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/the-armour-goes-in-unexpected-places/& http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/09/counterintuitive-world/
“What you really want to do is armor up the areas that don’t have any bullet
holes. Why? Because planes with bullet holes in those places never made it back. That’s why you don’t see any
bullet holes on the ones that do return.”
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The Uniform Distribution, by Dark Horse AnalyticsInterpretations of zero often formed by knowledge
The Uniform Distribution, by Darkhorse Analytics http://darkhorseanalytics.com/blog/the-uniform-distribution/
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Male US Presidents Female US Presidents
Challenge (1): Hierarchical displays
Why do the Supreme Court’s decisions on gay marriage matter to you? By the Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/your-own-words/scotus-gay-marriage/
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Challenge (2): Distinguishing between zero and nearly zero
Hewlett Foundation Grants, by Periscopic http://works.periscopic.com/hewlett/
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Challenge (2): Distinguishing between zero and nearly zero
How Popular is Your Birthday? by Matt Stiles http://thedailyviz.com/2016/09/17/how-common-is-your-birthday-dailyviz/
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Challenge (2): Distinguishing between zero and nearly zero
Geography of a Recenssion, by New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/03/us/20090303_LEONHARDT.html
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Challenge (2): Distinguishing between zero and nearly zero
Wind Map, by Hint FM http://hint.fm/wind/
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Challenge (2): Distinguishing between zero and nearly zero
Fukushima, by NZZ/Interactive Things http://fukushima.nzz.ch/#die-schulleiterin
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EMPTYUtilising the nothingness of blank space
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The art of nothing
Video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrTRjEXjSM&feature=youtu.be
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The art of nothing
Image from https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2017/aug/09/running-times-when-to-go-for-a-pee-during-classic-movies
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The art of nothing
Images from http://www.musicstack.com/records-cds/andy+kirk
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The art of nothing
JERRY
GEORGE
ELAINE
KRAMER
Jerry'sfamily
Elaine'sfamily
Loveinterest
Friend/Acquaintance
Neighbour
Workcolleague
Other
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The art of nothing
Video from https://vimeo.com/88077122
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“The single most overlooked element in visual design is emptiness… [but] space must look deliberately used.”
Alex White
Visual punctuation
Quote from ‘The Elements of Graphic Design’ by Alex White, pg 65
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This Page Intentionally Left BlankVisual punctuation
http://www.this-page-intentionally-left-blank.org/whythat.html
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Lunge Feeding, by Jonathan CorumVisual punctuation
Lunge Feeding, by Jonathan Corum http://13pt.com/projects/nyt071211/Iraq’s Bloody Toll, by Simon Scarr http://graphics-info.blogspot.hk/2012/09/malofiej-20-look-at-our-participation.html
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Emptiness for narrative effect
Images from https://twitter.com/jacklang/status/486838697657384960 & https://twitter.com/tomforbesGC/status/480733506826678272
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Emptiness for narrative effect
http://deadspin.com/todays-lebron-cover-of-the-new-york-times-sports-sectio-1603989001
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Nigeria Polio Cases Drop 50 Percent in 2013, by Voice of AmericaEmptiness for narrative effect
Visualisation from VOA News http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-polio-cases-drop-50-percent/1776099.html
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New York Time Op-Ed, Out of Control, by Brian StaufferEmptiness for narrative effect
Illustrations and designs by Brian Stauffer from http://brianstauffer.com/portfolio_page/missing-malaysian-jet/and https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/opinion/out-of-control.html
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TITLEThe Depth of the Problem, by The Washington Post GraphicsEmptiness for scaling effect
The Depth of the Problem, by Washington Post http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/the-depth-of-the-problem/931/How High Can a Missile Reach? by Washington Post http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/how-high-can-a-missile-reach/1195/
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Emptiness for scaling effect
Visualisation by Reuters http://blogs.reuters.com/data-dive/2013/12/10/gms-new-ceo-is-another-small-crack-in-the-glass-ceiling/ Visualisation by Francis Gagnon http://www.chezvoila.com/blog/glass-ceiling
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Emptiness for scaling effect
Image from http://kottke.org/06/07/independent-infographic
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Exploiting empty space
Brisk Job Gains Ease Fed’s Path, by Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-employers-add-271-000-jobs-1446816737
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Exploiting empty space
Rethinking Detroit, by National Geographic http://www.visualisingdata.com/2016/04/little-visualisation-design-part-14/
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Exploiting empty space
Nobels No Degrees, by Accurat Studio for Corriere della Sera https://www.behance.net/gallery/14159439/Nobel-no-degrees
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Exploiting empty space
Visualisation by Die Zeit http://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2017-02/bus-bahn-oeffentlicher-nahverkehr-studie-grafiken
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INVISIBLEWhat’s not visible and what can we learn from it?
Image from http://cementeclipses.com/
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“This is one of the first questions we should ask about any dataset: what is missing? What can we learn from the gaps?”
Jer Thorp
The invisibility of what is NOT shown/included
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The invisibility of what is NOT shown/included
International New York Times (22/23 March 2014)https://twitter.com/AleemMaqbool/status/447306090087452672/photo/1 & https://twitter.com/QasimNauman/status/447277789121495040/photo/1
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Photos taken from http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/05/diego-maradona-belgium-famous-photo & http://neilleifer.com/portfolio/
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'Is Terrorism Getting Worse? In the West, Yes. In the World, No, by New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/upshot/is-terrorism-getting-worse-in-the-west-yes-in-the-world-no.html
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https://twitter.com/andreainsunza/status/450806179862548480/photo/1
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Are ALL countries included?
What do the blanks mean?
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Visualisation by New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/09/sports/olympics/2016-08-09-olympics-phelps-vs-phelps.html
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Donald Trump’s Insults, by TheUpshot https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html
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FinViz http://finviz.com/map.ashx
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Baby Names since 1904, by ONS http://visual.ons.gov.uk/baby-names-since-1904-how-has-yours-performed/
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Visualisation by LA Times Graphics http://graphics.latimes.com/kobe-every-shot-ever/
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Perceiving Interpreting
What does it mean?Is it good or bad?
Meaningful or insignificant?Unusual or expected?
What does it show?Where is big, medium, small?
How do things compare?What relationships exist?
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“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.”
E. Hemingway
Invisibility of interpreting: Thinking beyond what you see
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Advert for Corre Cutia Bookstore, by Lápisraro Comunicação http://www.adeevee.com/2012/03/corre-cutia-bookstore-catchy-stories-print/
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Map produced by Ben Schmidt http://sappingattention.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/reading-digital-sources-case-study-in.html
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https://londonist.com/2016/08/is-it-true-that-only-six-people-died-in-the-great-fire
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“The clearest, most precise graphic in the world communicates nothing if nobody looks at it”
Fernanda Viegas, Martin Wattenberg
Other invisibles! (1) Nothing seen
Quote from http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/19/sexy.data/index.html?_s=PM:OPINION
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Wood Changes, by Luis Carli and Rafael Passarelli
“The best design is invisible; the viewer should not see your design. They should only see your content.”
Edward Tufte
“You know you’ve achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add,
but when you have nothing more to take away.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Other invisibles! (2) The invisibility of design
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“Guidance to the user is needed most at the moment the statistics are first made public. The news media look to the
statistical release to provide an objective account of the statistics. They may regard the absence of such text as indicative of partisan influence. Saying nothing is not
necessarily politically neutral.”
Richard Alldritt, UK Statistics Authority
Other invisibles! (3) Say something, not nothing
Quote from http://www.statsusernet.org.uk/blogs/richard-alldritt/2012/05/17/a-word-about-numbers
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Where’s Ukraine?, via Washington Post ‘Monkey Cage’Other invisibles! (4) About many things do people know nothing
The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene, by the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/07/the-less-americans-know-about-ukraines-location-the-more-they-want-u-s-to-intervene/
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There is always something in nothing.