The first edition of the new newsletter is out! Check it out IF YOU DARE (halloween) www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-glorious...

Dataset sulla Palestina: per aiutarti a raccontare la loro storia data.techforpalestine.org

The only way to close off this long, rich thread is with a picture of my #OpenData friends in Italy! @dennisangemi.bsky.social @aborruso.bsky.social @mcx83.bsky.social @puntofisso.bsky.social @ingmmo.bsky.social @matteofortini.bsky.social @giorgialodi.bsky.social Thank you, #csvconf ❤️‍🔥

Italian #opendata legends @aborruso.bsky.social and @giorgialodi.bsky.social now at #csvconfv9 talking about 15 years of Open data in Italy. @csvconf.bsky.social

Nice to be in Bologna today for #csvconfv9 and starting with a talk by @rahulbot.bsky.social! @csvconf.bsky.social

#csvconfv9 is ready to kick off! The venue is stunning, coffee is flowing, and talks are gonna be beautiful! Stay tuned, as I'll try to post here and there :) @csvconf.bsky.social

After the #GPT5 chart failure, I also discovered that Anthropic is promoting benchmark increases with... a truncated y-axis bar chart. #dataviz #horrorchart

#horrorchart directly from the brand new #GPT5. #dataviz

Introducing VizDex! An ever-growing library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization. vizdexproject.com

Just a reminder: #dataviz isn't intrinsically good or bad. Like other forms of communication, it can -and will- be used for propaganda as well. By the way, the photo is from 2012.

OMG #visualized will be back!! Visualized share.google/tOOaw9XSEVa4...

📊 There are *so* many chart types out there. Which one should you use for what kind of data and goal? I tried to answer the question in a new blog post (and poster!): www.datawrapper.de/blog/chart-t...

We’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 #IIBAwards! These works stand out not just for their mastery of #dataviz and storytelling, but for their impact and innovation. See the winners: www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/news/680-ann...

Visualizing abstract numbers / actual human beings ... visualizingpalestine.org/gaza-names/e...

What is #dataviz animation good for? An updated thread with examples.

Not sure if this falls into the #scrollytelling category, but this is a very clever way to use social media to show a #dataviz.

I want to nominate @aborruso.bsky.social for the next @eff.org award. He opens up Italian public data with civic passion and precision. Transparency is a right. www.eff.org/nominate-nex... #EFFAward #OpenData #CivicTech

Our new interactive work is out! The New Pope. This is How the Catholic Church elects. #dataviz #interactive #infograohics #3D #datavisualization atlo.team/wp-content/u...

🎲 Data: The Game - Have fun with #data! If you're into data or just curious, try this unique game by Luca Bolognini. Be a "Data-Tycoon": collect datasets, fend off cyber attacks, and manage risks. Available in physical form and free online. 👉 Try it now: data.game #dataviz

📊 #dataviz #history Who invented the bar chart? Everyone credits William Playfair in his 1785 Commercial and Political Atlas I give that honor to the cartographer Phillipe Buache for lovely 1767 chart of the heights of water along the Seine. But there's more ⬇️

This collection of ancient Chinese visualizations deserves some of your time. It's another example that visualization isn't a Western world invention. Thanks to @infowetrust.com for highlighting this gem. zuantuset.github.io/gallery/#/ #dataviz

I wrote about the data-to-ink ratio and a new game I've invented called "ink golf" for data visualization. I hope you enjoy: www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...

Github is developing the #dataviz section of their design system. I particularly like the practical approach taken in the color section where it acknowledges that traditional accessibility issues simply cannot be addressed in viz using non-viz UI approaches. primer.style/product/ui-p...

Info+ submissions are open! This year's theme is around ENERGY (which I personally think dovetails with Outlier's "Reimagining" theme nicely). If you have an interesting perspective to share in the world of #dataviz and information design more broadly: informationplusconference.com/2025/submiss...

🗣️ Sono stati pubblicati i dati sui punti per l'Interruzione Volontaria di Gravidanza (IVG) Abbiamo estratto e ripulito i dati → github.com/ondata/liber... #datiBeneComune #liberiamoliTutti

🧵 Ecco alcuni degli articoli che trovi nell'ultima newsletter di @onDataIT: storie di dati, diritti, ricerca, Europa, coordinate mancanti e piccole/grandi soddisfazioni. 📬 Se ti piace, abbonati qui → ondata.substack.com

data-art.info #dataviz #art event in June

Omicidi volontari e violenza di genere: i dati ad aggiornamento mensile sono fermi a gennaio 2025. Abbiamo chiesto spiegazioni al Ministero dell'Interno: la frequenza è diventata trimestrale. Sul sito ancora però non è stata data notizia. www.interno.gov.it/it/stampa-e-...

Instant meme. #dataviz

Trump announces new tariffs, but the communication choice is questionable: a big table full of numbers instead of a chart. Some tariffs even apply to uninhabited places. Always double-check data, even when it looks 'professional.' h/t: @acotgreave.bsky.social #dataviz

📊Check out the Data Visualization Summer School (DVSS) at the University of Genoa, July 7-11, 2025! Led by @annalisabarla.bsky.social and Andrea Vian, with @ebertini.bsky.social as guest speaker, this hands-on program covers data visualization & GenAI. More info: shorturl.at/oY96G #dataviz

📣 Are you passionate about data? Don't miss this summer school on #Data Visualization by @annalisabarla.bsky.social @mcx83.bsky.social @ondatait.bsky.social @nelsonmau.bsky.social @aborruso.bsky.social @napotn.bsky.social please spread the word! malga.unige.it/education/sc...

📅 EU Open Data Days 2025 Data Visualization Highlights: Don't miss these talks today: 🔹13:30 CET: Antonio Moneo on data sculptures 🔹13:50 CET: @tulpinteractive.com on visual perception 🔹14:50 CET: @nadiehbremer.com on network visualization 🎥 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMV... #dataviz

#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊 💀Mar 14, 1884 Adriano Balbi died in Padua, Italy 🇮🇹 1829: The first comparative choropleth thematic maps, showing crimes against persons and crimes against property (with Andre-Michel Guerry)

📢 #Outlier2025 speaker applications have been extended to March 17. We want to hear from you—especially if you're from a historically excluded community or geographic region. We're also looking for more interactive talks and workshops. Apply now: buff.ly/VcagSOO

New in the Open Visualization Academy newsletter: 'The stories we tell with data', by Michela Tjan Sakti Effendie openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/the-storie... 📊 #dataViz

🌍 As DEI programs face setbacks, it’s crucial to rethink inclusive design. The Do No Harm Guide by @urbaninstitute.bsky.social goes beyond aesthetics, challenging us to communicate data with empathy and equity. A must-read for those working with data. 📊 🔗 www.urban.org/sites/defaul... #dataviz

The IIB Awards long list is LIVE! Enough incredible #dataviz to distract you for the rest of the day (or week)... Congrats to the @datavizsociety.bsky.social team for all of the work that happens behind the scenes to run the Awards. www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase?act...

Il sesso è potere? È difficile trovare parole nuove, ma proprio per questo è necessario lavorare su report come questi ondata.substack.com/p/sesso-e-po...

📊Looking to re-decorate your #dataviz office? You need Boxplot Shelves! |----[ ]--|

🌈 Jan's tool looks amazing to find a #dataviz palette! A similar tool is the Python Color Palette Finder by @yan-holtz.bsky.social: python-graph-gallery.com/color-palett... What I like about Jan's tool is that I can browse palettes *by chart type* – so smart. (This, and the German name.)

Once again, the New York Times gives the dataviz community an opportunity to reflect on its purpose. Can everything be quantified and turned into a chart? Most important: what are the consequences of a chart? If words matter, charts matter too.

🌊 The Fourth Wave: Data Viz's Democratization @abmakulec.bsky.social & @elijahmeeks.bsky.social explore how AI makes dataviz more accessible—but also risky. Good charts aren’t enough; we need good chart readers. 🔍 Read more: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/fourth-wave #dataviz #datavisualization

This is now my profile picture on Bluesky. If you want to use this banner, you can download it here. Use the #DefendResearch hashtag to share your picture!

On the communication side of dataviz — what would you say, were the "hits" in the last few years? Pieces that went viral, found wide adoption, opened new audiences, were shared a lot.

Your map’s legend can be turned into a histogram, helping your audience understand the distribution in addition to decoding the colours.

These are real #horrorchart

not sure what's worse about the DOGE site: unsecured databases, leaking of classified information, or these chart crimes

Does cultural experience shape visual perception? New research finds "profound differences in visual phenomenology, with rural Namibian participants often failing to see percepts obvious to UK/US participants and vice versa." Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

We'd like to invite you to FT Alphaville’s Art of the Chart show. Really! On 27 February we'll be taking over St Bartholomew-the-Great – London's oldest parish church – and displaying a series of charts so wondrous they deserve to be framed and hung in the Louvre. www.ft.com/content/a970...