Here’s a great collection of Data Viz libraries – mostly javascript – for techies or as a source of inspiration for anyone on what’s out there!
http://selection.datavisualization.ch/
A clever use of Open Street Maps data to make custom fleece blankets – or “Mapkins” – of an area that means something to you.
Via Laughing Squid
This project illuminates the flow of invisible wifi networks. A wifi measuring rod lights up depending on the strength of wifi signals, and long-exposure photographs capture the light’s as the rod moves through space.
Stamen’s use of watercolor lends an calming, handmade quality to these data-driven maps of San Francisco. Zoom in for more detail, or order a print for your home!
A beautiful visualization of surface wind patterns over the U.S.: http://hint.fm/wind/
Corning released a follow up to their ‘A Day Made of Glass’, demoing the future of touchscreen technology.
Here’s Part 1 with 17.5 million views as of this posting:
Fühl-o-meter assesses the sentiment of peoples faces’ and projects the ambient mood of the city through a smiley face atop a tower.
via laughing squid
Keiichi Matsuda imagines what it would be like when digital layers of information converge with the physical environment – no device required. (Best viewed in 3D if you have 3D glasses handy)
Kinetic type video of social media stats from Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics v3 book.
Twitter recently published two incredible data visualization videos showing the links between outgoing and incoming tweets from Japan following the March 11 earthquake. It’s a great example of how digital tools enable us all to communicate world wide.
From twitter’s blog:
“On Twitter, we saw a 500 percent increase in Tweets from Japan as people reached out to friends, family and loved ones in the moments after the earthquake. The video below shows the volume of @replies traveling into and out of Japan in a one-hour period just before and then after the earthquake. Replies directed to users in Japan are shown in pink; messages directed at others from Japan are shown in yellow.”
Check it out here