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Let's turn complex information into powerful visuals // #dataviz // #infographics // #informationdesign // #workshops // since 2014 // by @Koen_VdE

Ghent, Belgium
Joined September 2014
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🎬 A new #dataviz project!
🥳 Hey tweeps, we've got a cool #dataviz project to share! 🎬 With @TheAcademy Oscars right around the corner, we created an interactive data visual showing all the vehicles ever used by @007 #JamesBond. ➡ Check it out at baryon.be/stories/jamesbond (1/12)
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📊 You probably know that the axis of a bar chart should always start at 0. In other charts, this is often less of an issue. But in area charts, it is necessary as well. ⬇️(1/6) #dataviz
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In an area chart, the data is represented by shaded areas. But in this example, we can see only a tiny part of these shaded areas, because of the vertical axis limits. That makes it impossible to compare them with each other. (2/6)
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🏅 With the #NobelPrize2023 announcements this week, it's probably time to update our #WomenoftheNobelPrize #infographic. Two new additions thus far, Katalin Karikó for Medicine and Anne L’Huillier for Physics!
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💼 The @MAGYC_H2020 project studied how migration crises impact policy and governance. 📢To share their research results in an impactful way, we created a set of beautiful #infographics filled with insightful maps and #PowerfulCharts. Find them at magyc.uliege.be/cms/c_780908… !
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🤔 Can you use Excel to create a powerful chart? Sure! Just make sure to step away from the default options... youtu.be/m_ckfXjJo4w
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🤓 We made a cool little #dataviz project! 🌍Population density for every country in the world, visualized as a ridgeline plot. What does your country look like? Check it out at baryon.be/stories/population…
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📝 The most underestimated tools in a data visualizer's toolbox: pen & paper. It allows you to quickly produce approaches for your #dataviz. You focus not on the details, but on the general picture. And the activity of drawing stimulates your brain's creativity. Win-win-win!
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📈 One of the most common pieces of #dataviz advice we give our clients is to use a small multiple approach. 📄 So to make it crystal clear how and why it works, we wrote a blog post about it: baryon.be/small-multiples-ca… 🔥 Let's build some #PowerfulCharts together!
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❤️ I just love how our agency coach Thomas Joos summarized the essence of Baryon in a single sketch! 💪 We help you turn an audience that's falling asleep into an audience that's engaged and enlightened, using the power of crystal-clear visuals. (1/2)
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🎯 In this way, we help unlock knowledge that might otherwise be lost. That's our mission. ✅ If you want to know how we can help your organization, team or research group with powerful #datavisualization, #infographics or interactive #reports, visit baryon.be/all-services !
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💡 If you read only 1 thing today, make it this: "Connected Scatterplots Make Me Feel Dumb" by @nickdesb About the joys & downsides of connected scatterplots (we've made a few ourselves), but more importantly about what makes a chart easy to understand. nightingaledvs.com/connected…
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Charts in the wild! Can you spot the problem? 😉 (EN: average body length for different professions)
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📊 "Powerful data visualization will be key to make great products stand out from the competition." A compelling quote from one of our clients in an energizing meeting yesterday. We love working with founders who believe in the value and potential of #datavisualization. (1/2)
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Great design and UX is what differentiated Apple from its competition. Great #dataviz, #informationdesign and data UX is what can differentiate an ambitious startup from its competitors. Do you agree? (2/2)
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🚀 The fastest way to create more #PowerfulCharts: a single line break. 👏 Don't let your tool decide where the first line of your title ends, and the second one begins. Choose your line breaks carefully, and keep the important words together. #informationdesign #dataviz
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🏄‍♂️🏄‍♂️🏄‍♂️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️ No serious #dataviz post today, because our team is out enjoying a teambuilding! 🩳 Want to join us next year? Why not check out baryon.be/jobs? We're looking for a 🧑‍🏫 (freelance) trainer and an experienced 📊 information designer. #informationdesign #jobs
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👩‍🎓 Friday afternoon is knowledge update time! Our information designer Sofia read @ChristiansenJen's magnificent 'Building Science Graphics', and is sharing its key insights with the rest of our team! #informationdesign #infographics
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🔥 The story of our founder Koen explains the WHY of Baryon: we create powerful visuals to avoid the loss of knowledge. To turn confusing information into insights that enlighten and engage.
🔥 I was challenged twice today, with the same question. What drives you? Why are you building Baryon? 💡 The answer is KNOWLEDGE. (1/5)
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🔥 A heat map table is a powerful chart type. It combines the big picture with completeness, which is rare in the world of #dataviz. #datavisualization #informationdesign (1/4)
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🎨 Starting with a normal table, we can apply conditional formatting to colour the cell backgrounds according to the values they contain. This colouring turns the table into a 'hybrid' between a table and a chart - the best of both worlds! (2/4)
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📊 Reducing meat consumption has lots of benefits for the environment. The original image in the scientific article shows us that data, but also has some flaws. (1/6)
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❌ The distance between the axes and the data is often long, making it hard to estimate values. ❌ There's lots of repeated text. ❌ Some of the titles are placed in a confusing way. Do they belong to the chart above, or below? (2/6)
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🥳 Today we are joined by Pavel, a bachelor in mathematics at Ghent University. He will assist us at @BaryonDesign with data analysis and will be trained as an information designer. 🧗‍♂️ Besides data he is very adventurous, and he speaks quite a bit of Chinese!
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❤️ Excellent #informationdesign or #dataviz is not only beneficial for your audience. 😊 Showing crystal-clear and effective visuals will also boost your confidence and energy while you are presenting your insights!
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