Drawing by Numbers is a resource on data visualization for activists. It features a guide on working with data and information for advocacy, and reviews of visualisation tools.
Data and Design Guide
Data & Design How-to's Note 1: Where is your evidence?
Data & Design How-to's Note 2: Data basics
Data & Design How-to's Note 3: Opening open data
Data & Design How-to's Note 4: Visualisation basics – the three 'gets'
Data & Design How-to's Note 5: Get the idea
Note 5: Get the idea
Funny, taboo-breaking and sometimes horrifying, some visuals pass on just enough evidence to help people get the idea. We look at the six key visualisation techniques for creating strong, simple and memorable information products that can bring your campaign to the attention of a broad audience... continue reading.
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Sex worker voices: Documenting violations in India
New Tool Reviews!
Google Earth
a powerful desktop software to create three-dimensional maps of the world onto which you can overlay your own information.
D3.js
a sophisticated, code-based toolkit that helps you create exceptionally rich and complex data driven visualizations.
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Charts and graphs
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Design, layout and presentation
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Mapping and mashup tools
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Data management tools
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