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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INGRAPHICS Magazine by Jan Schwochow (online only)
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for an in-depth look at INGRAPHICS magazine, a magazine for visual thinkers, with its founder and publisher Jan Schwochow. Jan will share the story behind this publication, from its origins to the curatorial decisions and challenges faced along the way. This session offers insights into the process of creating a magazine commissioning work from some of the best information designers worldwide.
Speaker:
Jan Schwochow is a designer, journalist, and publisher of INGRAPHICS Magazine based in Berlin.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/86359288982Interactive Things will moderate the presentation.
3 attendees
Visualizing Swiss Mountains by Fabian Lang
Interactive Things, Brauerstrasse 37, Zürich, ZH, CHDiscover the making of the Schweizer Bergwelten, a visual exploration of the Swiss mountains in 100 infographics with the designer Fabian Lang. Fabian will guide us through the development of this book, discussing research challenges and design decisions encountered in visualizing Switzerland's mountain landscapes. This presentation provides a detailed look at the process of turning data from climatology, geography, glaciology, and more into visual stories for everyone.
Speaker:
Fabian Lang is a graphic designer and data visualization specialist based in Lausanne.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/85011232731
Interactive Things will provide drinks and snacks and moderate the presentation.
3 attendees
Visualizing Hurricanes by Elisee Kukulu and Eva Sanneke Brinksma
Interactive Things, Brauerstrasse 37, Zürich, ZH, CHElisee Kukulu and Eva Sanneke Brinksma will present their award-winning work on visualizing hurricanes. They will share their approach to representing these powerful weather phenomena, discussing design decisions, challenges faced, and solutions developed. This session offers insights into the process of making complex meteorological data accessible through visualization.
Speaker:
Elisee Kukulu and Eva Sanneke Brinksma are students in the Bachelor in Data Design + Art program at the HSLU.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/83827343718
Interactive Things will provide drinks and snacks and moderate the presentation.
3 attendees
Sonification of Health Data by Charis Arnold
Interactive Things, Brauerstrasse 37, Zürich, ZH, CHCharis Arnold will present «Klingende Werte», a project exploring data sonification in the context of multiple sclerosis. Charis will share the project's development, from initial concept to discovering data sonification through human data. The presentation covers the tools used, including TwoTone, Cavalry, and Google Sheets, and discusses future directions for making this work accessible to people living with chronic illnesses, as well as its potential applications in research.
Speaker:
Charis Arnold is a multi-disciplinary designer working in data visualization, editorial design, brand design, and illustration based in Zürich.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:
Please note, this presentation will be held in German.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/85774605309
Interactive Things will provide drinks and snacks and moderate the presentation.
3 attendees
Past events
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