I  explore ideas and technologies using data visualisation. (page 1 of 3)

South of the Border

Read full story / I reread South of the Border (West of the Sun) recently. It is the third shorter novel by Haruki Murakami I’m adding to my data illustration series. The illustration shows Hajime, alone, in a new reality south of the border. The color, Helvetia blue, is inspired by the color Shimamoto likes to wear. With this […]

Greetings from Hard-Boiled Wonderland

Read full story / My data illustration series based on Haruki Murakami novels continues with Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

The colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his data illustration

Read full story / If you been here before, you know that I like the stories by Haruki Murakami. They inspired me to create a data art series that visualizes the ideas behind the novels. That series might have come to a conclusion. It might also have not. Has it really ended? My series focused on the recent bigger […]

Making prints from python and matplotlib

Read full story / I’ve recently completed a series of print projects in python. I learned a few things that might help others. I’ll share what I’ve learned here. Keep in mind that my experience with print is fairly limited. If you are familiar with printing and have suggestions for this blog, let me know. Fixing Adobe Error 14 […]

Making a map of an idea

Read full story / Where do ideas come from? It’s a topic that fascinates me. I’ve been exploring the origins of my latest work, linking it back to people that have contributed to it directly or indirectly. It’s a pretty hard thing to do. For example: the work is about a series of Japanese literature books. I didn’t set […]

Coldplay Constellations: a data visualization concept

Read full story / Exploration of how I turn Coldplay's Head Full of Dreams live tour into collection of constellations.

Recreating a data visualisation by Alli Torban with Python and Matplotlib

Read full story / Reflections on the recreation of a creative data visualization by Alli Torban using Python and Maptlotlib (+ a link to the code).

Visualizing The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Read full story / Visualising the lives of Harry August from the book The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.

Developing Du Bois’s Data Portraits with Python and Matplotlib

Read full story / My entries for the DVS #DuBoisChallenge2024 and my reason for joining this open data visualisation competition.

An introduction to scrollytelling: data storytelling using scrollama.js, d3.js and html/css

Read full story / Learn how you to develop interactive data stories using d3.js, scrollama.js, and html/css.