Open source graph visualization software. Takes descriptions of graphs in a simple text language, makes diagrams formatted as images, SVG for web, PS for PDF, GXL (XML dialect), and more.
The range of topics considered in graph drawing includes graph algorithms, graph theory, geometry, topology, visual languages, visual perception, information visualization, computer-human interaction, and graphic design.
Looks at contemporary American culture through austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption)
What makes something “Information Visualization?” At this point there are probably tens of thousands of programs turning numbers into images and many of them purport to help us understand the data. I believe most of them don’t
What makes something “Information Visualization?” Is it just visual titillation? Or is it a tool that interprets, analyzes, and facilitates deeper understanding of data?