Tommy McCall: The simple genius of a good graphic
トミー・マッコール: 美しいグラフはシンプルに全てを伝える
Tommy McCall specializes in presenting complex and rich data sets. Full bio
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over the past 25 years.
様々なデータを扱ってきました
but first: a little history.
簡単な歴史をご紹介します
transmission and decoding of information.
情報の符号化・送信・復号です
turning points in human culture.
人類の文化は大きな転換点を迎えました
were great developments in communication.
情報伝達は大きく進歩しました
思考を言語で表すことができますし
be stuck in the Stone Ages.
人類は未だに石器時代でしょう
for a quarter million years,
ほんの8千年前です
that proto-writings began to surface.
proper writing systems took shape.
書記体系ができました
and diagrams for hundreds of years,
ダイヤグラムは数百年前からあり
through graphics
invented the first bar chart,
ウィリアム・プレイフェアが棒グラフを発明し
of quantitative information.
the first pie and area charts.
円グラフと面グラフも発明しました
commonly used chart forms today.
最も広く使われています
the coxcomb in 1857
鶏頭図を発明しました
on troop mortality.
説明するためです
could have been prevented.
説明しています
Napoleon's march on Moscow,
ナポレオン軍のモスクワ侵攻での兵力を図にし
dwindled to just 10,000
軍隊が減少する様子を
temperatures took their toll.
低い気温との関連と共に示しています
with cartography
組み合わせていて
lots of data to play with,
an interesting chart form.
was the inspiration
着想を得て
of federal energy subsidies,
データをまとめ
in renewables over fossil fuels.
投資が不足していることを表しています
the flow of energy through the US economy,
アメリカ経済におけるエネルギー消費の流れで
of the energy used is lost as waste heat.
失われていることを強調しました
into beautiful shapes.
connections of the women of Silicon Valley
個人的または仕事上の繋がりです
birthing patents across the globe
発明家同士の関係も同様にして
so I rarely win at Scrabble.
単語ゲーム「スクラブル」が苦手で
all the two- and three-letter words
2文字と3文字の単語をすべて覚えるため
間違いなく形勢逆転です
certainly is a game changer.
to quickly generate graphics
素早くグラフを描けるように
to produce interactive graphics.
インタラクティブなグラフも作れます
on our own terms.
情報を操作することができるのです
as a little dot may be all you need
シンプルなものだけで
redesigned their "Markets" section,
株式市場の欄をデザインし直しました
of stock listings
of essential market data.
1ページ半に削りました
for the most common stocks,
業績指標を一覧にしました
see how the stocks are doing.
投資家にわかるようにしたかった
表に書き加えました
relative to its one-year range.
現在の株価の位置づけを示しました
stocks trading near their lows
すぐにわかります
on an upward trajectory
copied the design.
すぐに真似しました
for most graphics,
多くの場合は最も良いです
to embrace complexity
in their full glory.
of the Gallup Organization,
アレック・ギャラップは
of presidential approval data.
60年間の大統領支持率のデータでした
could be graphed on a single page.
1ページの図にできると言いましたが
1ページにあります
start with a high approval rating,
高い支持率でスタートするものの
支持率を押し上げ
in the graphic but not in the book.
元の書類にはないものです
with incredible efficiency.
データは非常に理解しやすくなるのです
技術のことですが
and specialized dialects will evolve.
専門的な表現が発達するでしょう
of information on a single page
見ることもできます
重要な鍵となるでしょう
to decode complex information
復号するために作られていて
to harness our built-in GPU
私たちは脳内のGPUを活用でき
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tommy McCall - Information designerTommy McCall specializes in presenting complex and rich data sets.
Why you should listen
McCall founded and operates Infographics.com, a boutique data visualization agency that specializes in presenting complex and rich data sets. As an infographics designer, editor and producer, McCall brings together three realms of experience to present, visualize and understand complex data. As a designer, he aims to find the natural shape of the data and sculpt it into something captivating and beautiful. As a data editor, he finds the stories and shares the insights hidden within what is often a vast sea of information. As a producer, he oversees programmers, designers, data analysts, animators and illustrators to realize his vision.
McCall believes that graphicacy, the ability to communicate data through charts, diagrams and maps, is an emerging essential skill set, just as literacy and numeracy have been for past generations. He is excited by the opportunities to pioneer new chart forms to communicate specialized data sets as the collection and generation of data exponentially increase.
McCall was the infographics editor for Money Magazine and a graphics editor for the New York Times before launching his studio. He has explored over one hundred countries spanning all seven continents. Recently, he has taken a sabbatical to combine his a passion for travel with filmmaking to produce video "mediations" in ultra-high-definition intended for large-scale projection.
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