I am currently preparing a catalog of all statistical visualizations by Charles-Joseph Minard (1781-1870), who is considered one of the … More
Tag: statistical graphics
Exhibition Review: “Otto Neurath & Fritz Kahn 1920-1945” (Leipzig)
The interwar period in Europe was marked by a whirlwind of contradicting social influences and political turmoil. Revolutionary and socialist … More
Data Trails: “81 Years of Graphical Excellence” (1874)
81 years of budget data and various categories in three diagrams – the United States Fiscal Chart from the 1870 US census atlas is a real blockbuster in the history of data visualisation. Today, experts from the field like to joke that data visualisation serves as a gateway drug to statistics…
Research: “The Forgotten Maps of Minard” (Paris)
In the ever growing field of information visualisation, there are a few historical heroes and pioneers who are always referred … More
