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I run into A LOT of problems trying to make my own charts, but it also serves to show in many cases that you can't abstract charting to account for all the use

by kmfrk 13y ago

I run into A LOT of problems trying to make my own charts, but it also serves to show in many cases that you can't abstract charting to account for all the use cases, because there are so many distinct characteristics in every graphic and dataset. If you want a higher level of abstraction for d3, try Chartbuilder, which I find doesn't cover anywhere near my use cases: https://github.com/Quartz/Chartbuilder https://github.com/Quartz/Chartbuilder. Another tool is Bret Victor's proof-of-content editor: http://worrydream.com/#!/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalk http://worrydream.com/#!/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalk.

csmatt 13y ago
Did he release a tool or source for what he uses in the video?
- kmfrk 13y ago
  I expect to write a full research report at some point (at which I'll make the research prototype available as well). http://worrydream.com/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalkAddendum/ http://worrydream.com/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalkAddend...
  - javajosh 13y ago
    Bret Victor is famous for tantalizing people with the future but not releasing code :)
    - kmfrk 13y ago
      Yeah, I'm not holding my breath either. I think his prototypes are usually just conceptual and not meant for use cases, which makes his talks a bit too unfair and utopian for my taste.
kmfrk 13y ago
By the by: Magic Maps is unbelievably awesome to get your map nerd on. (Or playing around with any shapefile, really.) Check it out at http://magicmaps.evanmiller.org/gallery.html http://magicmaps.evanmiller.org/gallery.html.