As a designer I see great potential in visually combining qualitative and quantitative data, and thus in teaching visual thinkers to become more data centred. But how do others see the potential and limitations of this project? In order to shed light on the topic from a different perspective, I…

When we talk about data, they are actually not more than crumbs of properties. It is therefore not surprising that topics like big data are so hot right now. The crumbs by themselves are not valuable until piled together in large quantities. We can collect huge quantities of data, but…

As part of my research, I looked at how two incredibly different worlds: emotive illustration and static data visualisation, can come together and each shine in one final product. …

Data visualisation does not need to be boring, sequential or based on bold percentage statements. In my first article, I talk about why I believe we need to combine qualitative and quantitative data in an illustrative, visual manner. In my opinion, the existing methods to visualise information are not designed…

The world is filled with complex systems in which humans, organisations and technology are connected to shape enormous networks, or so-called socio-technical systems. This term was first introduced in the context of labour studies in 1960, when talking about the reciprocal interaction of humans and machines in industrialisation, in order…