A map-based data visualisation with dancing emojis

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The feral pigs caught my eye in the Brisbane dataset, and then things got rather silly.

Published

July 23, 2020

Here’s my #TidyTuesday contribution for week 30 of 2020.

Pig, Goat and Alien emojis dancing around on a map of Brisbane, as it maps the animals found over time, which included Unidentified Feral Others

This one was a good excuse to play with emoji and {gganimate}, and to try to evoke an old favourite TV series in the design.

You can find the code for this one here

And here’s the making of.

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Addendum: At the time of republishing this post (February 2024), it remains one of my silliest plots, but also one I’m very happy to have in my portfolio!

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“A Map-Based Data Visualisation with Dancing Emojis.” 2020. July 23, 2020. https://www.cararthompson.com/posts/2020-07-23-tidy-tuesday.