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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I wrote a post with my presentation/paper highlights from the fabulous IEEE VIS 2025 conference I attended two weeks ago in Vienna. This list is based exclusively on presentations I was able to attend. There are many more great papers! Let me know if there's anything you really like.

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Presentation/Paper Highlights from IEEE VIS 2025

Presentations of papers that caught my eye last week in Vienna

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I’ve compiled a list of papers in my newsletter to get up to speed with the latest research on generative AI for data visualization. I hope you'll find it useful! filwd.substack.com/p/a-reading-...

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A Reading List on GenAI for Data Visualization

Enjoy the reading!

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I had a great chat with Richard Brath on the use of AI tools to visualize text data. Have you ever seen his experiments? Really fascinating! You can watch our chat on my Substack: filwd.substack.com/p/visualizin.... Make sure to check his fabulous blog posts too! richardbrath.wordpress.com.

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Visualizing Text Data Using AI w/ Richard Brath

Exploring Richard's experiments on visualizing data with Claude AI

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The slides for my free webinar on "Misleading Data Visualization" are ready! Join me this Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET, to learn my framework for detecting misleading visualizations. (Find directions on how to enroll in the thread.)

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Question: What process do you follow to add icons to your data visualizations, diagrams, tables, or infographics to convey a concept? I think icons can be very powerful to quickly orient people to the right information, but also incredibly hard to get right. What strategies and tools do you use?

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

New experiment to see if ChatGPT can spot data interpretation errors in charts. I tried with four classic misleaders. It got two out of four right. See the details in my newsletter post. What do you think? What else should I try?

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Can LLMs Detect Reasoning Errors with Charts?

Yes and no.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

We are organizing a Vis+AI meetup at Northeastern University on April 3rd. Join us if you are in the area! P.s. We are trying to see if we can also stream the event online. www.eventbrite.com/e/visai-meet...

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

What tool do you use to polish a visualization exported from a data visualization tool like Tableau, ggplot, etc. (say using SVG)? Is Illustrator the best solution, or is it something else?

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I started using Grok for the first time yesterday. Wow!!! Has anyone tried it? It feels like a completely different kind of dialogue. It's hard to put my finger on what it is exactly, but I am really impressed.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I need your help: do you have examples of visualizations with before and after clutter reduction interventions? I remember seeing a few ones (some animated), but I can't recall where I saw them. Can you send me examples if you have any? Thanks!!! 🙏

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Are you a "data fiber artist" (representing data through knitting, crocheting, embroidery, sewing, weaving, etc.)? Please help my PhD student Sydney collect information about this fascinating practice for her thesis with this survey: skpurdue.github.io/DataFiberArts/. Please repost! Thx!

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Being invited to be part of an "important" committee.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This plot is masterful. FT has become the best in news graphics, hands down.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Idea for a new focus app: you can unblock websites/apps only after conversing with a chatbot. If you manage to have a persuasive enough argument, you are granted access.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

“… many of us become scientists to carve our own path, not become ruled by external demands.” Exactly👌

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Has anyone ever documented and tracked the evolution of a whole research project l, from ideation to publication and beyond? It would be cool to do it more systematically and really see how projects unfold over time. I am thinking of implementing this idea starting next year.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I wrote an initial post describing my growing discomfort with an excessive focus on publications in academia. Curious to hear your thoughts! buff.ly/4g47VXP

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What If Papers Are Holding Us Back?

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Second post on the use of titles in data visualization: buff.ly/3VizWmg. I propose a simple taxonomy to categorize different types of titles. It has already helped me and my students a lot. There is way more to do, but it's a good start. Happy to hear your feedback: any changes/additions?

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Data Visualization Titles: A Taxonomy

An initial taxonomy on the type of titles you can use

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

How do you feel about the contrast between the certainty of the title and the uncertainty of the data (coming from a (single) simulation)? I have been thinking about titles and the ethics of uncertainty quite a bit lately. I am curious to hear what others think. 🤔

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This is so well done and relevant! We don't talk so much about mobile vis, surprisingly.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I agree with Steve here. It's stark in its simplicity. It's so freaking easy. I made a mistake, sorry.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Are we going to party again like 2010s? 🕺

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I started a new series on using titles in visualization in my newsletter. The first post is on the empirical evidence. I review two papers that shed light on how titles shape interpretation and memory. filwd.substack.com/p/titles-in-...

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Titles in Data Visualization: Empirical Evidence

Two studies that shed a light on the key role of titles in visualization

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Being on X and Bluesky at the same time is an interesting (dissonant) experience. The cultural divide is, sadly, so stark.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ok … let’s talk about this again. My position is this: sorry, there’s no rule. You have to judge case by case. Use your brain! 🧠

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Really cool work from John. Check it out!

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Ok … let’s snark a little and see what happens. How many more “the temperature is going up” chart variations do we still need? Sorry, I had to say it.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Bluesky feels a lot like class reunion right now.

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Enrico Bertini (FILWD) @ebertini.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

So … here is where we are going to party again?

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Amy Cesal @amycesal.com · 18/11/2024

So many more people here now! Re-sharing the incomplete but useful data viz starter pack: go.bsky.app/R3nSyyy

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