Month: December 2017

Recapping 2017

Observers of this blog will note that posts were scarce in 2017 – in fact this is the only one, and it’s being completed in 2018! This is the result of a variety of causes, including external projects, busy schedules, and focus that was shifted in other, unrelated directions. Still, 2017 was not without its moments.

For starters, I managed to create three data visualization courses for Packt:

Learning Data Visualization

Data Visualization Techniques

Advanced Data Visualization

Retrosheet data for the 2016 and 2017 seasons has also been downloaded, and is in the update process as we speak, which will enable some new visualization work (and perhaps a new book title) in 2018. Soon, annual season data from the Baseball-Databank and Sean Lahman will be available as well.

I’m also in the process of launching a new site at jazzgraphs.com, where I’ll use network visualizations to uncover the complex web of relationships between jazz musicians, labels, and recordings. Posters and a book are in the plans for 2018, so stay tuned.

Wishing all a happy and prosperous 2018, and I promise more content to come this year!