D3 Off-Label

Auto-writing Software Good software writes itself. We all know the patterns and following them makes things easy. Not because we have memorized any monumental volume on design patterns, but because years of experience taught us what should be done on an almost intuitive level. Also in a negative sense. We avoid duplication, globals, encapsulation violations. … Continue reading D3 Off-Label

Visualizing Crime with d3: Hooking up Data and Colors, Part 2

In the previous post, we derived a class from BubbleChart and this got us started on actually visualizing some meaningful data using bubbles. There are a couple of things to iron out before a visual can appear. Color Schemes I am using Cynthia Brewer color schemes, available for download in colorbrewer.css. This file is available … Continue reading Visualizing Crime with d3: Hooking up Data and Colors, Part 2