For my final group project, I am using Timeline JS to present some of the most interesting appearances of the Schiller bust. Timeline JS is an open-source tool that allows anyone (no coding experience needed!) to build visually appealing and interactive… Continue Reading
An important part of any digital humanities project is conveying information about the data you’re using, so for this tutorial, I chose to share how to use RAWGraphs 2.0, an open-source web-based data visualization tool. RAWGraphs, a tool that “aims… Continue Reading
Tableau Public is the free version of the Tableau Desktop Professional Edition data visualization software. The output from Tableau Public can be easily embedded in a website or blog. While not incredibly easy to learn, there are a lot of… Continue Reading
One great advantage of transitioning from paper to digital is that photos and documents are less prone to physical damage. If a physical image does get damaged, however, there are powerful tools that enable people to repair them digitally. These… Continue Reading
Data visualization is important when analyzing and presenting findings. As working with excel is already so accessible, using PowerBI is a no-brainer when it is so seamless. Power BI is a business analytics service by Microsoft. It aims to provide… Continue Reading
I made this poster in Adobe Illustrator! It is an informative infographic which gives a basic overview of what Digital Humanities is. Adobe Illustrator is really useful for presenting Digital Humanities research in a compelling, aesthetically pleasing way. For example,… Continue Reading
My group’s final project involves making 3D models of Carleton’s mascots, and one of them is the elusive Schiller. Since we don’t have Schiller on hand and can only use several sparse photos of the bust found online, I searched… Continue Reading
In this project, I will be using a data set that analyzes movie data from various movie production companies. In particular, I thought it would be interesting to see if there is a correlation between the budget of a movie… Continue Reading
Today, we will be learning how to read and write .csv files in Python. This skill can be especially useful for data collection — say you have a series of .csv files and want to join them together, or a… Continue Reading
Data visualization is essential for understanding, analyzing, and presenting your data. While there are many data visualization tools available such as Flourish, ggplot2 is one of the most popular tools best known for its flexibility and reproducibility. ggplot2 is a… Continue Reading
