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Marco Cortella
@mcx83.bsky.social
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📊 #BI and #dataViz Consultant |
😱 #horrorchart collector |
💡Insights & Data @Capgemini | socio @ondatait.bsky.social
Torino, Italy.
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ondatait.bsky.social
"Quante volte i deputati di un certo partito hanno parlato di mafia, di aborto o di altri temi rilevanti nel corso del tempo?"

Grazie a "ItaParlCorpus", la banca dati sui resoconti stenografici dei dibattiti parlamentari, è possibile scoprirlo.

open.substack.com/pub/datibene...
Liberiamoli tutti #15: i dibattiti parlamentari italiani
Dal 1848 al 2022, i resoconti stenografici della Camera dei Deputati trasformati in dati strutturati: interventi, deputati, partiti. Database ItaParlCorpus.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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ondatait.bsky.social
I dati sulla classifica annuale 2025 sulla qualità della vita nelle province italiane del Il Sole 24Ore sono disponibili su GitHub
github.com/IlSole24ORE/...
GitHub - IlSole24ORE/QDV2025: I dati dell'edizione 2025 della Qualità della vita de Il Sole 24Ore
I dati dell'edizione 2025 della Qualità della vita de Il Sole 24Ore - IlSole24ORE/QDV2025
github.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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howtoreadthisch.art
The first edition of the new newsletter is out! Check it out IF YOU DARE (halloween)
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-glorious...
The glorious return of How To Read This Chart
Chapter 1 So, uh, what have you been up to? The last time anyone received an issue of "How To Read This Chart," President Trump hadn't yet deployed the military to D.C., the Mets were only a game-and...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
October 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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ondatait.bsky.social
Dataset sulla Palestina: per aiutarti a raccontare la loro storia
data.techforpalestine.org
Palestine Datasets
Helping you tell their story. We provide datasets relevant to the ongoing human catastrophe in Palestine since October 7.
data.techforpalestine.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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pcmasuzzo.bsky.social
The only way to close off this long, rich thread is with a picture of my #OpenData friends in Italy! @dennisangemi.bsky.social @aborruso.bsky.social @mcx83.bsky.social @puntofisso.bsky.social @ingmmo.bsky.social @matteofortini.bsky.social @giorgialodi.bsky.social

Thank you, #csvconf ❤️‍🔥
September 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
mcx83.bsky.social
Italian #opendata legends @aborruso.bsky.social and @giorgialodi.bsky.social
now at #csvconfv9 talking about 15 years of Open data in Italy.
@csvconf.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
mcx83.bsky.social
Nice to be in Bologna today for #csvconfv9 and starting with a talk by @rahulbot.bsky.social!

@csvconf.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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pcmasuzzo.bsky.social
#csvconfv9 is ready to kick off! The venue is stunning, coffee is flowing, and talks are gonna be beautiful! Stay tuned, as I'll try to post here and there :) @csvconf.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
mcx83.bsky.social
After the #GPT5 chart failure, I also discovered that Anthropic is promoting benchmark increases with... a truncated y-axis bar chart.

#dataviz #horrorchart
August 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
mcx83.bsky.social
#horrorchart directly from the brand new #GPT5.

#dataviz
joshuabenton.com Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · Aug 7
GPT-5 is so amazing it can make 52.8 higher than 69.1 on a bar chart

It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE
August 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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wcareri.com
Introducing VizDex!

An ever-growing library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization.

vizdexproject.com
VizDex
A library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization.
vizdexproject.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
mcx83.bsky.social
Just a reminder: #dataviz isn't intrinsically good or bad. Like other forms of communication, it can -and will- be used for propaganda as well.

By the way, the photo is from 2012.
June 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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tulpinteractive.com
OMG #visualized will be back!! Visualized share.google/tOOaw9XSEVa4...
Visualized
share.google
June 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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lisacmuth.bsky.social
📊 There are *so* many chart types out there. Which one should you use for what kind of data and goal?

I tried to answer the question in a new blog post (and poster!): www.datawrapper.de/blog/chart-t...
A poster showing icons for 40 different visualization types, categorized by goal – e.g. "showing shares" or "showing flows" or "showing developments over time".
June 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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datavizsociety.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 #IIBAwards! These works stand out not just for their mastery of #dataviz and storytelling, but for their impact and innovation. See the winners: www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/news/680-ann...
June 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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yuriengelhardt.bsky.social
Visualizing abstract numbers / actual human beings ... visualizingpalestine.org/gaza-names/e...
Remember their names
Naming the Palestinians who have been killed in Gaza
visualizingpalestine.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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obumbratta.com
What is #dataviz animation good for? An updated thread with examples.
May 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
mcx83.bsky.social
Not sure if this falls into the #scrollytelling category, but this is a very clever way to use social media to show a #dataviz.
maryrosemuseum.bsky.social The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Apr 15
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...
May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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napotn.bsky.social
I want to nominate @aborruso.bsky.social for the next @eff.org award.
He opens up Italian public data with civic passion and precision.
Transparency is a right.
www.eff.org/nominate-nex...
#EFFAward #OpenData #CivicTech
May 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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attilabatorfy.bsky.social
Our new interactive work is out! The New Pope. This is How the Catholic Church elects. #dataviz #interactive #infograohics #3D #datavisualization atlo.team/wp-content/u...
Az új pápa
Így választ magának vezetőt a katolikus egyház
atlo.team
May 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
mcx83.bsky.social
🎲 Data: The Game - Have fun with #data!
If you're into data or just curious, try this unique game by Luca Bolognini. Be a "Data-Tycoon": collect datasets, fend off cyber attacks, and manage risks. Available in physical form and free online.

👉 Try it now: data.game

#dataviz
Data! The game - DATA! The Game
DATA! THE GAME - L’impero degli affari con i dati digitali - Diventa Data-Tycoon, creando un impero con i dati sensibili e i Data-Tesori
data.game
April 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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datavisfriendly.bsky.social
📊 #dataviz #history Who invented the bar chart? Everyone credits William Playfair in his 1785 Commercial and Political Atlas

I give that honor to the cartographer Phillipe Buache for lovely 1767 chart of the heights of water along the Seine.

But there's more ⬇️
A proto bar chart by Buache 1767. Titled: Echelle du Pont de la Touradelle. The columns show the height of water in the months Jan. - Dec, probably averaged over several years. Horizontal lines show some events, like a flood in 1740. A similar chart from 1770 for the Seine, with a numerical table at the top. Portrait of Phillipe Buache
April 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
mcx83.bsky.social
This collection of ancient Chinese visualizations deserves some of your time. It's another example that visualization isn't a Western world invention.

Thanks to @infowetrust.com for highlighting this gem.

zuantuset.github.io/gallery/#/
#dataviz
Chinese visualization gallery
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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frank.computer
I wrote about the data-to-ink ratio and a new game I've invented called "ink golf" for data visualization.

I hope you enjoy:
www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...
Minimalism and the absurdity of the data-to-ink-ratio
How much minimalism is too much minimalism? I explore this question and propose the most minimalist, highest scoring data-to-ink ratio on a visualization ever made as a thought piece. Why? Well novice...
www.frank.computer
April 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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elijahmeeks.bsky.social
Github is developing the #dataviz section of their design system. I particularly like the practical approach taken in the color section where it acknowledges that traditional accessibility issues simply cannot be addressed in viz using non-viz UI approaches.
primer.style/product/ui-p...
Data visualization
Data visualizations are helpful tools for conveying complex data in an engaging and understandable way. They're commonly used in dashboards and insights pages.
primer.style
April 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM