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Raj's dashboard, updated yesterday, shows Stratus XFG overtaken by child XFG.2; PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

GISAID data for the most recent fortnight is dominated by submissions from New York (with all of 92 sequences—one more than ten days ago), followed by California (26—ten more), Florida (17) and Colorado (16).

#CDC's most recent Friday dataset, updated Tuesday June 24, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

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Another three hundred lines for #AnnoPlot #dataviz project since last round of work in June:

hcommons.social/@beadsland/114

Work in July focused on:

• streamline variants #datavis alt-text generation
• extensive refactoring across multiple annoplot and tiop modules
• build out option for using GISAID for tree chart, in lieu of recent estimates
• prototype dynamic offsets for flanking artists

With other tasks including:

• refine flattening of variants lineages
• resume TODO tracking
• tweak log messages in various methods
• tweak title adornment overhang
• tweak legend to better accommodate footnotes
• address data import issues
• tweak inclusion of ancestor variants on legend
• conform throughout to non-specific reporting periods
• add option for dropping most recent period
• migrate hatchmask suppression for scrim periods
• bugfixing of paragraph artist
• copy editing and revisions of captions
• tweak captions to better reflect runtime options
• tweak emboss edge collision detection

✨Retina: A free open source web application to share network visualizations online.

"Retina is developed by OuestWare for Tommaso Venturini from CNRS Center Internet et Société. It is released under the GNU GPLv3 license. Retina was created on January 12, 2022"

👉Check out all the details about this tool and a tutorial I’ve prepared on my Medium! (Aug, 2025)
medium.com/@vespinozag/retina-

cc @jacomyal @Gephi @paulanomalie @ouestware

Revisiting Data by Design: An Interactive History of Data Visualization by @laurenfklein and the team at Emory University. Such a neat way to present the history of data visualization: dev.dataxdesign.io

While the book is forthcoming, the website already offers an impressive investigation into the contexts of historic maps and charts — featuring annotated originals and interactive recreations.

Data by DesignData by DesignAn interactive history of data visualization 1786-1900.
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Raj's dashboard, updated this morning, shows Stratus XFG overtaken by child XFG.2; PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

GISAID data for the most recent fortnight is dominated by submissions from New York (with all of 91 sequences), followed by Florida (with 17), Colorado and California (both 16).

#CDC's most recent Friday dataset, updated Tuesday June 24, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

Part I of CG&A SI on #CriticalDataVis is out computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg/ and we contribute two papers on interactivity and storytelling in #DataVis:

Toward Collective Storytelling: Investigating Audience Annotations in Data Visualizations
doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2025.35479

Critical Interactivity: Exploration and Narration in Data Visualization
doi.org/10.1109/mcg.2025.35446

Big thanks to editors Georgia Panagiotidou @mcnuttandrew @gotdairyya @nicolehengesbach Miriah Meyer!

www.computer.orgCSDL | IEEE Computer Society
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Raj's dashboard, updated Sunday, shows PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG overtaken by child XFG.2; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

GISAID data for the most recent fortnight is dominated by submissions from New York (with all of 58 sequences), followed by Florida (with 17).

#CDC's most recent Friday dataset, updated Tuesday June 24, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

Inwiefern unterscheiden sich filmhistorische Datenbanken im Hinblick auf die Sichtbarkeit von Filmpionierinnen?

Dieser Frage haben wir uns gemeinsam mit @mschories gewidmet und die Daten unserer Kooperationspartner*innen DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum und Women Film Pioneers Project mit Hilfe von explorativen Datenvisualisierungen untersucht 🎬 🔍✨

Die Ergebnisse sind nun hier zu finden:
davif-datavis.online.uni-marbu

We are #recruiting. We are looking for a new Research Software Engineer to join the team for our new doctoral training centre in data visualisation, DIVERSE CDT.

🗓️ Deadline July 29th
Fixed Term Contract until 30th September 2033, 0.5FTE
£35,116 - £45,413 per annum pro rata

+info and application:

ℹ️ warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lan

#job#hiring#RSE

We're excited to be in Lisbon for #DH2025 where we'll be sharing our latest work at the intersection of #DigitalHumanities and #DataVis:

👗 »3D Stories: Bringing Cultural Heritage Objects to Life«
try prototype → uclab.fh-potsdam.de/3dstories/

🖼️ »Laying it all out: Collage as a co-creative method for designing collection interfaces«
see collages → uclab.fh-potsdam.de/collagingw

📔 »Stereoscopic Journals: An archive interface entangling diary segments with photo series«
try prototype → stereoscopicjournals.it

uclab.fh-potsdam.de3D StoriesTelling stories about historical dress.
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Raj's dashboard, updated this morning, shows PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG overtaken by child XFG.2; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC's most recent Friday dataset, updated Tuesday June 24, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share.

Despite notice of moving to "longer reporting periods", for reason of "low number of sequences being reported" (see dot-hatching in below chart reflecting"less reliable" data), now three-weeks old dataset was still for periods two-weeks each.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

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Raj's dashboard, last updated July 3, showed PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG in competition with kids XFG.2 and XFG.3; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC's most recent Friday dataset, updated Tuesday June 24, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share.

Despite notice of moving to "longer reporting periods", for reason of "low number of sequences being reported" (see dot-hatching in below chart reflecting"less reliable" data), now three-weeks old dataset was still for periods two-weeks each.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

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Another two hundred lines for #AnnoPlot #dataviz project since last round of work in May:
hcommons.social/@beadsland/114

Work in June included:

• refine, expand and refactor variant legend #datavis footnotes
• correct representation of negative growth in share
• refactor and improve reversible dict
• streamline handling of chained clusters
• refactor, expand and debug footnote peaks methods
• refine and refactor alt-text pruning cascade
• refactoring in multiple additional submodules
• tweaks to this devpie chart
• fix errors import and inline presentation of GISAID data
• fix error in dot-hatch trigger
• tweak legend headers and family grouping
• prepare for handling of CDC's announced change in reporting periods
• resolve collisions for new clusters and common names
• preserve legend entries for significant GISAID variants

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Raj's dashboard, updated this morning, shows PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG in competition with kids XFG.2 and XFG.3; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC's last Friday dataset, updated Tuesday last week, showed Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share. Despite notice of moving to "longer reporting periods", for reason of "low number of sequences being reported" (see dot-hatching in below chart reflecting"less reliable" data), current dataset was still for periods two-weeks each.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

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FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC's last Friday dataset, updated Tuesday this week, shows Nimbus taking plurality, with Stratus XFG family also gaining share. Despite notice of moving to "longer reporting periods", for reason of "low number of sequences being reported" (see dot-hatching in below chart reflecting"less reliable" data), current dataset was still for periods two-weeks each.

Raj's dashboard, updated Sunday, shows PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG in competition with kids XFG.2 and XFG.3; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis