Comments on: Koyaanisqatsi for data, information, knowledge and wisdom http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/ For people growing great companies Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:32:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Clamp http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2908 John Clamp Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:38:20 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2908 Well worth viewing the data visualisation video which I have watched twice, once on your blog, and then full screen from the link (much better), and also thanks for opening up the world of TED (I have had a very sheltered life!). Two things struck my about data visualisation, actually the first I have been thinking about for years. Firstly, great to have interactive fancy graphics, but still being limited to 2D. Data representation using 3D equipment would literally add another dimension. An interest of mine is the use of optics (either display specs or contact lenses) to provide a user with a real time simulated 3D view – ever wondered why Virtual Reality never took off? – There are problems with adaptation to this type of technology. However, a 3D Google must be in the offing. Secondly, and more down to earth, the 50 examples from http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/50-great-examples-of-data-visualization/, have no useful commercial examples. For example, one of our biggest business issues is data mining and analysis. We sell contact lenses to 4,000+ practices in the UK and around 60 countries to which we sell around 20 different types of contact lenses. We have data relating to finances and numbers of the sales, returns, details of the patients, times / dates etc…. So we end up at each board meeting with a whole load of Excel spreadsheets cut this way and that. Although automated, not interactive nor interesting. I was surprised that there was not an out of the box data visualization system, which could easily be linked into an SQL or Oracle database, which would allow quick visualization of current data, and differential data (i.e. areas of growth and reduction). There must be one somewhere. Cheers John Well worth viewing the data visualisation video which I have watched twice, once on your blog, and then full screen from the link (much better), and also thanks for opening up the world of TED (I have had a very sheltered life!).

Two things struck my about data visualisation, actually the first I have been thinking about for years.

Firstly, great to have interactive fancy graphics, but still being limited to 2D. Data representation using 3D equipment would literally add another dimension. An interest of mine is the use of optics (either display specs or contact lenses) to provide a user with a real time simulated 3D view – ever wondered why Virtual Reality never took off? – There are problems with adaptation to this type of technology. However, a 3D Google must be in the offing.

Secondly, and more down to earth, the 50 examples from http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/50-great-examples-of-data-visualization/, have no useful commercial examples. For example, one of our biggest business issues is data mining and analysis. We sell contact lenses to 4,000+ practices in the UK and around 60 countries to which we sell around 20 different types of contact lenses. We have data relating to finances and numbers of the sales, returns, details of the patients, times / dates etc…. So we end up at each board meeting with a whole load of Excel spreadsheets cut this way and that. Although automated, not interactive nor interesting.

I was surprised that there was not an out of the box data visualization system, which could easily be linked into an SQL or Oracle database, which would allow quick visualization of current data, and differential data (i.e. areas of growth and reduction). There must be one somewhere.

Cheers

John

]]> By: Melvin F. DeVorchik http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2905 Melvin F. DeVorchik Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:25:12 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2905 Yes maybe at TED in two years...........how about speaker at TEDxCambridge this year......breaking new ground,why should he wait for their invotation.....Marissa Mayer did not come close to this at the CUTEC conferance in Cambridge this week. Thank you for the introduction......... Yes maybe at TED in two years………..how about speaker at TEDxCambridge this year……breaking new ground,why should he wait for their invotation…..Marissa Mayer did not come close to this at the CUTEC conferance in Cambridge this week.

Thank you for the introduction………

]]> By: Ed Brenegar http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2904 Ed Brenegar Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:12:46 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2904 Manuel was here in Asheville in April. His presentation Network Visualization at an age of infinite interconnectedness can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/manulima/vc-ixda-interaction09. If you have the oppportunity to hear him, I highly recommend it. Manuel was here in Asheville in April. His presentation Network Visualization at an age of infinite interconnectedness can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/manulima/vc-ixda-interaction09. If you have the oppportunity to hear him, I highly recommend it.

]]> By: David Gentle http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2903 David Gentle Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:25:40 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2903 There are some great visualisation examples here (the blogosphere screen saver is recommended if you want to introduce more randomness into your life...) http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/50-great-examples-of-data-visualization/ There are some great visualisation examples here (the blogosphere screen saver is recommended if you want to introduce more randomness into your life…)

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/50-great-examples-of-data-visualization/

]]> By: Mark Littlewood http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2901 Mark Littlewood Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:58:12 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2901 This was from way back. One of the first sites I found from University of Maryland. http://bit.ly/Viz4all And of course, you should look at Manuel's VisualComplexity site directly - http://bit.ly/VizCool This was from way back. One of the first sites I found from University of Maryland. http://bit.ly/Viz4all

And of course, you should look at Manuel’s VisualComplexity site directly – http://bit.ly/VizCool

]]> By: Mark Littlewood http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2900 Mark Littlewood Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:01:07 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2900 Bill, Thanks for the note. I think you just need to click on the four arrows to the lieft of the 'Vimeo' logo in the botom right. Bill,

Thanks for the note. I think you just need to click on the four arrows to the lieft of the ‘Vimeo’ logo in the botom right.

]]> By: bill collins http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2899 bill collins Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:32:17 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2899 Thank you, order out of chaos, mention Koyaanisqatsi and Edward Tufte in the same article. how can I see this full screen. Thank you, order out of chaos, mention Koyaanisqatsi and Edward Tufte in the same article. how can I see this full screen.

]]> By: Ruby http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2898 Ruby Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:13:48 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2898 Fantastic... found these a while back - older but beautiful and organic. Some even animated http://www.caida.org/tools/visualization/walrus/gallery1/ and after seeing these, then look at snapshots from the 09 Venice Biennale and you can see it seeping into modern art: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6672/gonkar-gyatso-the-shambala-in-modern-times-at-venice-art-biennale-09.html and http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6653/tomas-saraceno-at-venice-art-biennale-09.html Fantastic… found these a while back – older but beautiful and organic. Some even animated http://www.caida.org/tools/visualization/walrus/gallery1/ and after seeing these, then look at snapshots from the 09 Venice Biennale and you can see it seeping into modern art:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6672/gonkar-gyatso-the-shambala-in-modern-times-at-venice-art-biennale-09.html

and

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6653/tomas-saraceno-at-venice-art-biennale-09.html

]]> By: karen c. http://thebln.com/2009/06/koyaanisqatsi-for-data-information-knowledge-and-wisdom/#comment-2897 karen c. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:39:54 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1306#comment-2897 Very cool, Mr. Littlewood - layery in presentation and emotional effect. Very cool, Mr. Littlewood – layery in presentation and emotional effect.

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