Create your own Data Visualization

In this assignment you will create a picture or animation that will help in understanding data.

Suggested steps to complete this assignment

1. For this assignment you are welcome to collaborate with a partner. You can both work on the same visualization, or you can share a data set and each create a different visualization.

2. To start, you will need some data. You can use data you find on the Internet or create your own. You should then put your data into a one or more arrays.

3. Once you've collected data, you can start coding. Some ideas for visualizations include:

   • Using animation to show data changing over time (like the previous tutorial and mystery assignment)
   • Changing opacity so frequently occuring values are brighter
   • Changing size so frequently occuring values are larger
   • Creating a bar graph
   • Creating a color grid
   • Using a Chernoff face
   • Visiting the Data Visualisation Catalogue for examples of other types of visualizations
   • Create your own visualization, your visualization doesn't have to look like any other. Have fun and be creative!

Samples of Student Work

Katherine
Jackson
David
JT
Freesia
Gordon
Jan
Andrew
Maya
Cameron  
David
Victor & Justin
Marc
Justin
Henry
Jared
Chao

This assignment is based on Jer Thorp's Getting Started with Processing and Data Visualizations