Exemples classiques… William Playfair, Price of Wheat, 1821 John Snow, Cholera map, 1854 Florence Nightingale’s rose, 1858 E.J. Marey’s graphical train schedule, 1885 C.J. Minard’s Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, 1869

William Playfair, 1821 For an interesting discussion: http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Data_Visualization_and_Defunct_Visual_Metaphors

John Snow's data journalism: the cholera map that changed the world http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/mar/15/john-snow-cholera-map follow the link to access an interactive map, the data, and more on data journalism from the Guardian John Snow, 1854

Nightingale’s rose, 1858 published in Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency, and Hospital Administration of the British Army and sent to Queen Victoria in 1858. http://understandinguncertainty.org/node/213 Follow the link to access an animation and more info on coxcombs.

Charles Joseph Minard, 1869 Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia https://cartographia.wordpress.com/category/charles-joseph-minard/

E.J. Marey’s graphical train schedule, 1885 http://chance.amstat.org/2013/02/stiglers-law/ Follow link for a short explanation and an interesting website!

Exemples contemporains

Canary in the coalmine http://www.haveland.com/index.htm Andy Lee Robinson the shocking decline of Arctic sea ice, the most sensitive canary in the coalmine indicator of the effect that CO2 is having. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/02/14/1594211/death-spiral-bombshell-cryosat-2-confirms-arctic-sea-ice-volume-has-collapsed/

Debatables… Financial Post April 15, 2013 Lawrence Solomon: Arctic sea ice back to 1989 levels, now exceeds previous decade His bio states that he is one of Canada's leading environmentalists. http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/04/15/lawrence-solomon-arctic-sea-ice-back-to-1989-levels-now-exceeds-previous-decade/

http://tamino. wordpress http://tamino.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/worth-more-than-a-thousand-words/

Gif animé… http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/03/28/1785461/as-scientists-predicted-global-warming-continues/ or http://www.skepticalscience.com/graphics.php?g=47

Semer le doute/Sowing doubt http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/climatesnapshot/do-oilsands-threaten-our-safe-climate-hansens-game-over-vs-olivers-minuscule

Vidéos Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_goetz_it_s_time_to_redesign_medical_data.html Blood work, CRP and others tests are “rewritten” inspired by the nutritional value info on cereal boxes. David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualisation http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html Hans Rosling & Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/ Let my data set change your mindset http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ted-us-state-department/