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Making sense of stuff

September 19, 2009

We are increasingly moving into a world with a surplus of data, where meaning and difference is going to need to be communicated and presented in ways that are understandable. To make this happen, we are going to need a new breed of creative talent; the data visualizer. These folks are part programmers and part artists and are perfect meld of left and right brains.

Here’s a great example from Information is Beautiful, it helps to put monetary billions in context.

 
Billion Dollar Gram

Posted by Ed Cotton

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