Noah Iliinsky

Noah Iliinsky
Visualization Expert, IBM

@noahi | Attendee Directory Profile

Noah Iliinsky strongly believes in the power of intentionally crafted communication. He has spent the last several years thinking, writing, and speaking about best practices for designing visualizations, informed by his graduate work in user experience and interaction design. He is a frequent speaker in both industry and academic contexts, and an occasional judge of visualization contest. He has a master’s in Technical Communication from the University of Washington, and a bachelor’s in Physics from Reed College. Noah works as a Visualization Expert at IBM’s Center for Advanced Visualization.

Noah Iliinsky is the co-author of Designing Data Visualizations and technical editor of, and a contributor to, Beautiful Visualization, published By O’Reilly Media.

Sessions

9:00am Monday, 04/02/2012
Telling Stories with Maps
Workshop Yerba Buena Salon 1-3
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Workshops.
Noah Iliinsky (IBM)
Average rating: ****.
(4.33, 3 ratings)
We will discuss how to figure out what story to tell, select the right data, and pick appropriate layout and encodings. The goal is to learn how to create a map that conveys appropriate knowledge to a specific audience (which may include the designer). Read more.
10:45am Tuesday, 04/03/2012
When To *Not* Use Maps
Keynote Yerba Buena Salon 9
This is presentation will be streamed live along with the other keynotes.
Noah Iliinsky (IBM)
Average rating: *....
(1.00, 1 rating)
We all love maps, because maps are great. That's why we're here, right? But it turns out that sometimes maps aren't the right answer when it comes to visually presenting data with a spatial component. Noah Iliinsky will discuss why, and how to figure out when to *not* map your data. Read more.
1:15pm Tuesday, 04/03/2012
Office Hour with Noah Iliinsky
Office Hours Exhibit Hall (Office Hours B)
Noah Iliinsky (IBM)
Stop by and chat with Noah Iliinsky, Visualization Consultant with Complex Diagrams, co-author of Designing Data Visualizations and technical editor of, and a contributor to, Beautiful Visualization, published By O’Reilly Media. Read more.
  • Esri
  • AT&T Interactive
  • Google
  • Nokia, Location & Commerce
  • Facebook
  • Bing
  • Control Group
  • Localeze
  • MyCityWay
  • Socrata
  • Urban Airship
  • MapQuest

Sponsorship Opportunities

For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the conference, contact Gloria Lombardo at glombardo@oreilly.com

Media Partner Opportunities

For media partnerships, contact mediapartners@ oreilly.com

Press and Media

For media-related inquiries, contact Maureen Jennings at maureen@oreilly.com

Contact Us

View a complete list of Where Conference contacts

Speakers Video Schedule