Archive for February, 2008
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
We always expected that there would be immergence at the conference, though during planning we weren't sure exactly how it would show up. Sure, we thought that groups would get together, new relationships would be built, and new ideas would be formed. We also knew that people would be open ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Today, we had the opportunity to sit down with Chuck Frey, the author of the Mind Mapping Software blog (http://mindmapping.typepad.com/), the most extensive web-based resource available for those interested in learning about mapping.
During our discussion, we talked about a variety of topics including:
What is mind mapping?
Paper versus computer-assisted mapping
The history ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to sit down with Noah Iliinsky and discuss his approach to diagram design. We talked about a number of topics including:
What is complexity?
Complexity versus complicated
Complexity versus simplicity
Visual methods of displaying multiple data sets at once
How goals can impact the design
How the context of the audience ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
At VizThink '08, Dave Gray gave a 12-minute segment on How to Draw a Stick Figure. Karl Gude has continued that thought with 3 more videos on How to Draw a Human Eye, How to Draw in Two-Point Perspective, and How to Draw a Ball and a Cone. He promises ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
This past week, Tom had the opportunity to do an interview with Rodolfo Carpintier from Baquia TV while in Madrid, Spain. In these 3 short (less than 5 minutes each) video clips, we discuss the recent San Francisco event, the European event this fall, and the future of the VizThink ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
As promised, the official photos and videos have been posted to the wiki. You can start your exploration at the conference wiki page at http://wiki.vizthink.com. The pictures are linked at the top of the page. The videos can be found on each of the 4 general session pages along with ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Day number two in Rome and my legs are already exhausted. Thankfully (in an odd sort of way) many of the things I still want to see are closed on Sunday.
Most of Saturday was focused on a tour of the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Palatino. As our team somewhat ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
For those visual thinkers based in Geneva or attending the Lift conference this week, drop us a line if you would like to catch up for a drink or dinner. Tom will be in Geneva Tuesday through Friday, and then in Rome from Friday through Tuesday. If your in either ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
For those of you looking for a quick set of visual thinking resources, here's one to get you started:
http://meryl.net/2008/01/22/175-data-and-information-visualization-examples-and-resources/
We can't attest to each of the links, but Meryl Evans has done a great job of getting a nice mix of links from across the visual thinking spectrum. Hopefully, we'll get ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
We just starting to gather and analyze all of the feedback from VizThink '08, and we've got to say we're humbled by the overwhelming support. We thought it might be interesting to show some of the results from our final activity of the conference. Matt Homann led the final exercise ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Many thanks to our sponsors for making this event a huge success. We tried several new things such as the opening night reception, staging the exhibit area in the general session hall, and offering a bingo game with prizes from the various sponsors. Here are various companies, prizes, and winners:
Company
Give ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
We want to sincerely thank the 396 facilitators and attendees of VizThink '08. We are truly gratified by all of the positive energy and feedback from each of you. We'll be launching a survey today to all attendees to get your overall opinion about the conference.
We've been getting a lot ...
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