Alberto Cairo

Visualization and infographics. Professor, journalist, designer. Author of several books: latest: How Charts Lie (2019). Upcoming: The Art of Insight (2023).

My blog: thefunctionalart.com/

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2023-12-06
Screenshot of the promotional banner for the Storytelling With Data podcast
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2023-12-06

Very generous review of 'The Art of Insight' by Deniz Cem Önduygu denizcemonduygu.com/2023/12/th

“It comes as no surprise that in The Art of Insight he presents an even more pragmatist and descriptivist/pluralist perspective.”

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2023-11-28

So cool! My "Dispersion vs Disparity" research with Cindy Xiong Bearfield made it into @albertocairo's new "Art of Insight" book. We snuck into @Allitorban's inspiring chapter on "Making Data Friendly." I'm so proud to see equity-focused dataviz make it into print.

This is icing on the cake though, because collaborating with Alli was such a wonderful experience. She's one of the most visually articulate people in the field and absolutely brought the research to life.

Art of Insight book coverDesigns + illustrations from the "unfair comparisons" talk + blog post.
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2023-11-28

And @albertocairo captured one of our main themes quite well: "Think about Holder and Xiong's research and of Alli's illustrations next time you hear anyone suggest that 'data speaks for itself' or that visualization designers should worry only about the correctness of their decisions and not the consequences of those decisions..."

For context, you can learn more about the research AND see Alli's illustrations in action here: 3iap.com/unfair-comparisons

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2023-11-28
Screenshot of the promotional banner for the Storytelling With Data podcast
Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-11-15

'The Art of Insight' is officially published today (I say 'officially' because Amazon U.S. made it available a week ago, at least in the U.S.) albertocairo.com/

Several copies of The Art of Insight
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2023-11-08

@mammoth Thanks!

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2023-11-08
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2023-11-08

@fmeyer Thanks! Unfortunately, no. My guess is that in a few weeks, we'll see

Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-11-08

@brianboyer@monogram.org Thanks!

Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-11-08

@msoares Que estranho rs

Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-11-08

@socprof Enjoy! If you like it (or if you don't!) write a review somewhere :-)

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2023-11-08
Cover of Nick Desbarats's 'Practical Charts'
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2023-11-06
Advance copies of 'The Art of Insight'
Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-11-01

'The Art of Insight' is just two weeks away (released date is November 15th). Get a preview of 70+ pages here thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/r and pre-order it here albertocairo.com

Blurb by Nathan Yau (FlowingData): “With 'The Art of Insight', Cairo places the full field on display. Learn the design and analysis processes of those in less traditional visualization roles, alongside Alberto's unique perspective, and your own data work will benefit.”

The Art of Insight cover
Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-10-25

'The Art of Insight' is just three weeks away (Nov. 15). You can get a preview (70+ pages) thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/r and pre-order it: albertocairo.com

Today, a quote from my conversation with Deniz Cem Önduygu:

“I know that you and I share this love for simple and functional designs with rich data. I believe that in visualization we need to have a good reason for every choice we make and every feature we add. I formulate my methodology in two questions: 'What can I add (in terms of data, concepts, media)?' and 'What can I remove (in terms of visual elements)'””
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2023-10-20

“...The myriad ways in which we make visualizations, the ways that we think about the craft, the ways that we share it and teach it to others—all of them intertwine with who we were born to be, how our environment and experiences hew us, and how we decide to conduct ourselves at every step of our journeys.”

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2023-10-20

Less than a month for 'The Art of Insight'. You can preview dozens of pages on Google Books: thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read... and pre-order the book: albertocairo.com I'll be posting some quotes from the book until publication date (November 15)

From the Epilogue: “To understand a practice, then, it's helpful to learn about its practitioners. I believe that this applies to information design and data visualization, and perhaps to any field of human inquiry....”

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2023-10-19

Twenty-eight days to 'The Art of Insight'. Get a preview (70+ pages) here thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/r and you can pre-order it now albertocairo.com/

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Alberto Cairoalbertocairo
2023-10-19

Twenty-eight days to 'The Art of Insight'. Get a preview (70+ pages) here thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/r and you can pre-order it now albertocairo.com/

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