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Finding Inspiration for Digital Humanities and Data Visualization Projects

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by Isaac Williams

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While researchers sometimes know exactly the project they want to do, and how they want to execute it, most of the time, this process requires some tweaking. Looking at other projects can give you ideas about potential research topics, research methods, visualization style, and more. 

But how do you find projects to investigate? Here are some ways to look:

For data visualizations, Tableau Public’s gallery view provides access to visualizations, including projects featured by Tableau staff. 

The GIS platform Carto has a list of maps created using their platform.

The Colored Conventions Project maintains a Google Doc with information about Black Digital Humanities projects and resources.

Sometimes, individual researchers create lists of projects they have worked on or recommend. John Levin maintains a list of digital humanities GIS projects. Be aware that not all links may be current.

Digital humanities departments at colleges and universities oftentimes have links to projects created by students, faculty, and staff in their departments. See this page by UC Berkeley.

We hope that these resources can serve as sources of inspiration for your projects!

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