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A predictable random thought

A predictable random thought

Posted on 14 March 201915 March 2019

Can human beings be random? Machine learning is influencing more and more public and corporate services and products with its ability to review and test a seemingly infinite […]

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Posted in IT, OtherTagged AI, data, human, machine learningLeave a Comment on A predictable random thought
Great design doesn’t need to “wow”

Great design doesn’t need to “wow”

Posted on 22 July 201523 November 2018

Another post about good design. It doesn’t need to “wow” its audience, good design works. And it may look boring or dull, but if it allows people to accomplish […]

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Everybody thinks they need an infographic

Posted on 26 March 201426 March 2014

A quick definition of an infographic (which I’ve just made up) “To present a selection of data sets in a way which adds context and value in a […]

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Posted in Design, From the internet, WebsitesTagged data, graphic design, infographicLeave a Comment on Everybody thinks they need an infographic

If you are the product social media sells, how can you cut out the middle man?

Posted on 25 March 20141 October 2014

For years people have been trying to educate users of social media sites such as Facebook and twitter with articles such as “Facebook: You’re Not the Customer, You’re […]

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Present the story of data, not just data

Present the story of data, not just data

Posted on 12 March 201423 March 2014

Managing Partner and Vice President of Services at The Henderson Group, Terry Gault has posted a list of the 10 most common rookie presentation mistakes on the Prezi blog. […]

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Live data visuals – fashion and cities

Posted on 27 April 201211 December 2012

I’ve seen two examples of impressive live data visuals today, from two very different systems for very different projects from The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) and French […]

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