Tapestry 2017
The cover page
The Conference Location
St. Augustine was surprisingly charming!
A Tribute to Hans
Robert Kosara kicked off the day with a tribute to one of the greats, Hans Rosling
Let's talk about the storyteller
A fascinating keynote from Lena Groeger about bias in data and reporting
Creative Data Literacy (& Gifs!)
A fun project at Emerson College, detailed by instructor Catherine D'Ignazio
Bringing Life to Data through Story
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic performed the ultimate parody of a traditional business conference, then showed us how it could be better (so much better!)
How to Gather and Visualize Dialogue
Matt Daniels of Polygraph/Pudding shared his journey on a quest to obtain and visualize 2,000 screenplays for his Visual Essay on gender in film
Vaccine Spreading
Chris Mast from Merck walked us through his team's project to track the spread of a vaccine as it is introduced to the market
How our tools shape the way we tell stories
Jewel Loree shared her personal experiences and evolution as a storyteller through the annual KEXP analysis and visualization project.
Recognition and Recall in Viz
Michelle Borkin presented her fascinating research and process to discovering a few great nuggets about what makes a memorable and recognizable visualization.
Demo Showcase
During the demo showcase, Andy Cotgreave asked people to submit sticky notes with ideas for things our community should do more and less of. I only captured a few, view them all here.
Emotional Statistics
The fabulous Neil Halloran gave the closing keynote on the tricky nature of visualizing the scale of human tragedy and connecting to the emotional side of people.
My personal takeaways
Some initial thoughts on what I will bring to my work right away.
Overcoming Limitations
A personal favorite quote from Neil Halloran