Graphics Group @ ISU

We are interested in graphics and computational tools.

Going Analog: Emerging from the Weeds and Broadening our Audience

We could all use a break from our manuscripts (and our screens). Can thinking about our work in a new way help us re-energize? In this talk I’ll share some non-traditional data products that inspire me, some work I’ve been involved with inspired by these new mediums (including work with students), and some reflections about how expanding our sense of what “counts” as a research product can help us reach a broader audience. Read more →

A place for art in statistics

Most people see math and art as two parts of the brain, one as logical one as emotional. The goal of art is to tell a story in a glance, isn’t that the same goal of a data visualization? Here we will take a look at the line between the left brain and the right brain in Data Art and discuss the functionality of adding emotion to the logic. Read more →