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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

We give you the numbers; you make them speak to us.

Every year, Americans fill out income tax forms and make their payments to the IRS. It’s an important civic duty, but do we really know where our tax dollars go? Using data provided byWhatWePayFor.com, Eyebeam challenges you to create data visualizations that make it easier and more interesting for taxpayers to understand just how the government spends our money.

Our expert jury will be awarding $10,000 – including $5,000 for the top interactive web application, graphic, or video submitted by an individual or a team. All winners will be featured on DataVizChallenge.org, the Official Google Blog, Eyebeam.org, and Fast Company’s design blog, Co.Design. You must be a U.S. resident and 18 years of age to be eligble for an award. Entries are due midnight, March 27, 2011; winners are announced on Tax Day, April 18.

For more info:

Data Viz Challenge

Projects: Data Visualization, Motion Graphics, Public Art, Software, Web, Writing and Publishing
People: Aaron Koblin, Aaron Meyers, Amanda McDonald Crowley, Brooke Singer, Edward Lee, Mark Shepard, Sia Shin, Stephanie Pereira
Tags: api, challenge, Data Visualization, data viz, datavizchallenge.org, google, SkillShare

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Data Viz Challenge: Skillshare

Designers, developers, journalists, artists: Get a head start on your entry for the Data Viz Challenge! Join Eyebeam to get seasoned advice in a skillshare led by George Michael Brower and Jono Brandel (designers, Google Creative Lab), Aaron Meyers (Eyebeam Fellow and interactive media designer), and Evan You (designer of Internet Censorship). Over the course of the afternoon, we will check out examples of great visualizations, dig into the WhatWePayFor.com data set and API documentation, and discuss ideas for telling compelling visual stories about our taxes. This skillshare is for anyone with a minimum level of data viz experience.

For more info:

Data Viz Challenge: Skillshare