Reading (Cairo 73-86)
- don't let bells and whistles overshadow your point. Decide what your point is first
- Clarify vs simplify
- Don't make me work -- if I have to do the math myself, I'm working (eg. Good)
- We theoretically read Cleveland and McGill for Week 4, but look back over it. We're looking for clarity, not immersive beauty.
Chart Assignment
- What was hard?
- thinking about framing and context
- Making Better Charts
Lecture
- Why visualize http://freegreentea.info/talks/2015/Ravitch/#/2
- Visualization Changes Stories, skip the maps, below them is more. And data is people.
- Small Multiples http://freegreentea.info/talks/2014/JohnJay/#/4/1
Git
- https://try.github.io/
- https://digitalfellows.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/03/10/intro-to-github-part-i/
- https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/03/03/how-to-use-github-and-the-terminal-a-guide/
Bootstrap
Use Git to clone your repository, make an HTML template, push it back up.
Charts
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