Michael Desai

Why do colors process in terms of red, green, and blue and not the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow? Can layering color palettes on top of each other, as is the case with many maps (an "earth tone" color palette for topographical formations, a black one for artificial…

Michael Desai

One of the last sections on "Problems of Honesty and Good Judgment" resonated with my experience in the working world. Oftentimes, misleading or difficult to understand graphs are included for the exact purpose of misleading or misdirecting an analyst away from topics that companies do not want people like myself…

Physical Maps

IntroductionPhysical mapping is a visualization displaying a precise relative positioning of physical elements to each other in space. Physical elements can represent landforms and terrain, but also imaginary boundaries and measurement systems like borders, zip codes, or longitude and latitude. The physical map is a dynamic form of visualization, lending…