Welcome to Litsy!

I'm joining @Andrew65 in #12Booksof2021, sharing the remaining months all at once! Dear Data had some tough competition in July, but ultimately won favorite. This data art collection reflecting on a year in the lives of two women is beautiful and so interesting to look at. I was also delighted that one of the women comes from the county I live in. #Nonfiction #2021WrapUp

I loved reading this collection of #Dataviz postcards sent between Giorgia and Stephanie. Each card visually represented elements of their daily lives, from the number of sounds heard in the first minute of every hour to the books on their shelves. I loved reading their postcards and seeing the different forms that their self-reflections took throughout the book. I recommend reading the physical book. I had a rough time trying to read the ebook.

Love it!

Time for dataviz about their books! 😍 I'm loving this whole project. How would you represent your book collection in data visualization? #DataViz

Data is so neat. I love that they're taking a look at the stories that data tells.

Oh hey! Stephanie is originally from my area! What a fun coincidence. #ColoradoLocal

My cat demanded to go outside, so I set up a table and some shade to read at while she explores. #PetsOfLitsy #Cat #ReadingBuddy #ReadOutside

I tried to read a digital copy of this book a month or two ago, but it was just too hard to read. The postcards and data were way too small to read, and I couldn't zoom in in that format. This is an oversized book, so I've finally just picked it up from my local library!

Dear Data is so beautifully drawn and organized, I loved combing through the visual information collected between two friends in two countries, over one year. The ways in which we present and collect information is so much more interesting when it‘s so pleasing to the eye 😉

#nonfiction #design

Part performance art, part information and data visualization science, part sketchbook, part deeply personal experiment - mistakes, ugly drawings, watts and all. And all parts friendship and curiosity. Must have for graphic designers

Loved loved loved this book! It's performative art that I reacted to in so many ways. I could see this image on someone's wall, but there's so many layers of meaning. It inspires a better understanding of ourselves and friends. A protest against big data. It resonates with me deciding how to structure metadata. And it's beautiful! Thank you to the authors for sharing yourselves and personal details.