About us
We’re a community for anyone interested in data visualization. Our meetups cover everything from basic concepts to best practices. Join us to learn how to work and play with data.
Data Visualization Zurich is an open, non-profit community for anyone involved or interested in data visualization. Our meetups cover a wide range of topics from basic concepts to best practices, case studies, tools and techniques. We invite communicators, journalists, educators, designers, developers, statisticians, analysts, researchers, and you to join us! It doesn’t matter whether you’re a professional, hobbyist, or simply curious. This is our space to learn and share how we gain insights from and tell stories with data.
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Upcoming events
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Radical Creativity in Data Visualization by Jan Willem Tulp (online only)
·OnlineOnlineJan Willem Tulp will introduce Frameshift Design, a framework for systematic and intentional creativity in data visualization. Drawing from 15 years of professional work, Jan Willem has formalized his creative thinking process into a teachable methodology. This presentation explores how to achieve radical creativity within meaningful boundaries, offering a structured approach distinct from traditional brainstorming or design thinking methods.
Speaker:
Jan Willem Tulp is an independent data experience designer, developer, and consultant based in the Netherlands.Agenda:
17:00–17:45 Presentation
17:45–18:00 Discussion
18:00 Goodbye!Format:
This session will be a presentation followed by a plenary conversation for questions and answers with our speakers.Language:
To include a multitude of perspectives, the spoken language of this meetup will be English.Streaming:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84398504739Interactive Things will moderate the presentation.
49 attendees
Visualizing Peace Indicators by Interactive Things
Interactive Things, Brauerstrasse 37, Zürich, ZH, CHEveryday lived experiences can be hard to compare across countries, but they often capture what matters most in daily life. Join us for a presentation by designers and developers from Interactive Things, where we will share our approach to visualizing qualitative peace indicators from across the world for the organization Everyday Peace Indicators.
Our project team will share how we ensured that human voices are adequately represented throughout the project: turning a vast set of 20,000 personal statements into an exploratory online visualization and an immersive physical exhibition that helps visitors connect with the human stories on a personal level.
Speaker:
- Michela Burzio, Interaction and Visualization Designer, Interactive Things
- Bartosz Prusinowski, Interaction and Visualization Engineer, Interactive Things
- Gerhard Bliedung, Interaction Engineer and Exhibition Designer, Interactive Things
Agenda:
17:00 Doors open
17:00–17:30 Drinks & chats
17:30–18:30 Presentation
18:30–19:00 Drinks & chats
19:00 Goodbye!Format:
This session will be a presentation followed by a plenary conversation for questions and answers with our speakers.Language:
To include a multitude of perspectives, the spoken language of this meetup will be English.Streaming:
If you can’t be with us in person, you can join the livestream at 17:30 on Zoom. You don’t need to register on Meetup to join virtually.Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84576736645
Interactive Things will provide drinks and snacks and moderate the presentation.
4 attendees
Past events
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