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Download My Travel-Time Map

In Articles on 12 September 2008 tagged data, data visualization, dataviz, downloads, information visualization, infoviz, maps, Netherlands, processing, programming, transport, travel time with 6 comments

I am a bit nervous about doing this, but since several people asked, here goes: You can now download the travel-time map of the Netherlands I made in Processing. I have exported applications for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Each download includes the source files, but not the data file. For that, you will [...]

The Making of a Travel-Time Map of the Netherlands

In Articles on 15 August 2008 tagged cars, coding, dataviz, maps, Netherlands, processing, prototyping, public transport, sketching, travel time with 17 comments

Subscribers to my Flickr stream have probably noticed a number of images of some kind of map flowing past lately. They were the result of me tracking my progress on a pet project. I have more or less finished work on it this week, so I thought I’d detail what I did over here.

Background

Following my [...]

Playing With Complexity — Slides and Notes for My NLGD Festival of Games Talk

In Talks on 9 July 2008 tagged aesthetics, Ben Fry, collective intelligence, complexity, data visualization, dataviz, emergence, exploration, Festival of Games 2008, frivolity, futures, game design, games, GD, happiness hacking, information design, information graphics, information visualization, infoviz, interaction design, IxD, Jane McGonigal, languages, ludic fallacy, NLGD, personal informatics, play, prediction, prescription, Stamen Design, supercontext, utility with 14 comments

When the NLGD Foundation invited me to speak at their anual Festival of Games I asked them what they would like me to discuss. “Anything you like,” was what they said, essentially. I decided to submit an abstract dealing with data visualization. I had been paying more and more attention to this field, but was [...]

Sketching in Code — Twitter, Processing, Dataviz

In Articles on 2 June 2008 tagged dataviz, design, processing, programming, sketching, twitter with 9 comments

Sketching is the defining activity of design writes Buxton and I tend to agree. The genius of his book is that he shows sketching can take on many forms. It is not limited to working with pencils and paper. You can sketch in 3D using wood or clay. You can sketch in time using video, [...]