IOF INSIGHT SIG » data_visualisation http://insightsig.org A community dedicated to providing resources and training for analysts, database marketers, researchers and online fundraisers to improve the opportunities for insight to make a difference in the charity sector. Sat, 19 May 2012 12:04:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Goodbye Excel Spreadsheets! http://insightsig.org/2009/11/goodbye-excel-spreadsheets/ http://insightsig.org/2009/11/goodbye-excel-spreadsheets/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:18 +0000 Janet http://insightsig.org/?p=267

Insight 2009 presentation on new data visualisation techniques

By Huw Davis, The Huw Davis Partnership

In this session, Huw explores best practice in visualising data, including how the value of a supporter’s social network can be viewed.  Dashboarding applications are recommended for performance reporting whilst segmentation is brought to life through creative treatment.

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Insight 2009 presentation on new data visualisation techniques

By Huw Davis, The Huw Davis Partnership

In this session, Huw explores best practice in visualising data, including how the value of a supporter’s social network can be viewed.  Dashboarding applications are recommended for performance reporting whilst segmentation is brought to life through creative treatment.

]]> http://insightsig.org/2009/11/goodbye-excel-spreadsheets/feed/ 0 Movie Narrative Charts http://insightsig.org/2009/11/movie-narrative-charts/ http://insightsig.org/2009/11/movie-narrative-charts/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:04:19 +0000 Richard http://insightsig.org/?p=240 At the Insight conference last week, the after-lunch plenary spot was given to Huw Davis, who spoke on a subject close to my heart: data visualisation. Early references to the work of Edward Tufte and Stephen Few were an encouraging sign but, sadly, some technical gremlins led to a number of images from his presentation [...]]]> At the Insight conference last week, the after-lunch plenary spot was given to Huw Davis, who spoke on a subject close to my heart: data visualisation. Early references to the work of Edward Tufte and Stephen Few were an encouraging sign but, sadly, some technical gremlins led to a number of images from his presentation not appearing, including one representing Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812 by Charles Minard (regarded by Tufte as probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn). Hopefully we should have the presentation up here and available for download soon but, in the meantime, here’s a peek:

napoleons-march

Hearing Huw talk about this graphic, I was immediately reminded of another, similar image, that I’d been impressed with just a day earlier. It appeared at xkcd.com (“A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.”), and I’ll let it speak for itself (click to view full-size):

movie_narrative_charts

Something to inspire those looking to visualise supporter journeys, perhaps?

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