The power of linkable data apps (my second LAT app)

Posted by on Sep 21, 2010 in Blog, data visualizations, django, programming, projects | One Comment

Story of my life: This is a few weeks overdue. Launched a new app at the beginning of this month, tracking Prop 19 campaign contributions, which you can see at http://projects.latimes.com/prop19

Read More

First LAT app (or the butterfly on my windowsill)

Posted by on Jul 11, 2010 in Blog, CAR, data visualizations, django, programming, projects, theory, web | No Comments

http://projects.latimes.com/prop8 So, there’s that. First launch! My checklist: Figure out what part of journalism inspires me. CHECK (Data, programming) Find place where I can learn about it from others, but have freedom to try out my ideas and learn from knowledgeable and patient folks. CHECK (LAT) Use this opportunity to learn enough about programming to ...

Read More

Piece de resistance: Data viz wrapup

Posted by on Mar 8, 2010 in Blog, CAR, class, data visualizations, django, projects, tufte | No Comments

And, scene.  That’s a term borrowed from theater, it’s used as an act or scene closes.  My giant Chicago art gallery persistence project is completed.  We’ve got a trend article that uses CAR techniques, and a Flash visualization and a searchable database.  The main thrust to the story is that of the galleries that existed ...

Read More

Persistence of Chicago Art Galleries

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in Blog, CAR, class, data visualizations, projects, writing | One Comment

I’ve spent the quarter compiling and analyzing data exploring the persistence of Chicago art galleries, as a way of exploring CAR for the arts.  I found a list from the Chicago Artists’ Coalition of 96 such businesses that existed in 1990, and tracked their fate.  A story summarizing the trend follows (an assignment for my ...

Read More

Changes in how we travel across U.S. borders

Posted by on Dec 30, 2009 in Blog, data visualizations, projects | No Comments

Traveling is something we often take for granted nowadays — at least, I know I do.  And as situations in my life have changed, I’ve been thinking about all the different types of transportation I use.  I’m a bit more reliant on my car in the Chicago suburbs, and while I griped about the Metro ...

Read More