A couple of thoughts on visualisations and other ways of presenting budget information from our workshop in Sarajevo

1. TELLING STORIES
WITH DATA
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2. CREDITS: TACTICAL TECH
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3. WHY DO VIS?
• As part of your workflow: To find
conclusions in your data
• To present to the public/your intended
audience
NOTE: this presentation is
not just about visualisation
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7. CREDITS: ProPublica
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8. CREDITS: John Snow -
Cholera Map of London
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9. DO
VISUALISATIONS
HAVE TO BE
EXPENSIVE?
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10. CREDITS: FLAVOURWIRE
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11. PURPOSES
(and is it necessary?)
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12. STRIPPING THE PR/
INFLUENCING DECISIONS?
"My Name is XXXX, I am a member of the Kenyan parliament for the constituency of
XXXX in the 2007-2012 election cycle. During my time in parliament, I have positioned
myself against taxes for MPs.
Of the Development Funds allocated to my constituency, I have spent 12mn KSH in
2010 and 8mn KSH in 2009. Since 2007, I've funded 201 projects, of which 72 (9mn
KSH) related to Education, 56 (7.2mn KSH) related to Health and 20 (4.2mn KSH) to
Infrastructure.
The largest projects I have funded include... "
VISUALISATION NEEDED?
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13. PERSONAL ANGLES/
(AKA CATERING TO SELF INTEREST)
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14. CREDITS: The Guardian
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17. CREDITS: Budget Allocator
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18. WhereDoesMyMoneyGo.org
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19. PROJECT TRACKING
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20. National Taxpayers Association: Kenya
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21. See More: PROJECT
TRACKING
http://splost.herokuapp.com/rec-and-cultural-arts/tubman-
museum/
http://www.gpopai.usp.br/cuidando/
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22. CORRECTING
MISCONCEPTIONS
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23. CREDITS: amipenzunk.hu
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24. COMPARISONS
CAUTION REQUIRED!
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26. EDUCATION?
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27. VisualBudget.org
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28. CREDITS: Budget Hero
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29. WANTED
CALLS TO ACTION
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30. TEST YOURSELF:
WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU TAKE FROM THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICS?
(YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS)
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31. CREDITS: The Independent
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32. CREDITS: Peter Tattersall
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33. CREDITS: Centrum Cyfrowe
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35. CREDITS: XKCD
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36. CREDITS: BBC
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37. WHAT QUESTION ARE YOU
ASKING?
DOES YOUR VISUALISATION / PROJECT ANSWER IT?
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38. GET THE
AUDIENCE RIGHT
DO THEY WANT TO...
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39. GET THE IDEA
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40. GET THE BIGGER
PICTURE
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41. GET THE DETAILS
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42. TASK: WHAT 3 THINGS SHOULD
YOU LOOK FOR FROM A
VISUALISATION PROJECT/APP/
{INSERT OWN HERE}?
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