http://www.visualizing.org/visualizations/research-royal-college-art

I actually don’t think there’s much to be gleamed from this data visualization, but in a way it is a very very beautiful graphic. I guess the only thing that’s probably visible are which agencies are those that funds many of the phd students but the extent in which it differs from an agency to another is unclear. However, it is laid out in a pretty beautiful manner and the entire layout achieves an almost poetic feel to it. In short, I’m not sure what is the point of this visualization, but it’s just beautiful.