Experiments with svg files

SVG files offer the ability to generate crisp, customized, vector graphics using lines of code paired with data sources. Despite a career that involved a lot of visual production, I have only recently learned about this novel file type and interactive capabilities. Below are some initial experiments.

These interactive population maps were made using Python, Pygal, and a static Json data source.

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This exhibit of the top-30 most popular Python-based GitHub repositories was made using Python, Pygal, and GitHub’s API. Repos were generated based on the amount of stars awarded by other site users, and hovering over a project bar links directly to the project repo. Next steps with this exhibit will be to have it auto generated using real-time data each time this page is opened.

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