Graphicacy is running their 2015 sports-centric data visualization contest

Graphicacy invites you to improve this data visualization and win $1000.

Graphicacy will be accepting contest submissions until November 2, 2015.

Graphicacy, a creative analytic design firm in Washington, DC, is sponsoring the 2015 Major League Data Challenge, a data visualization contest. This is the first in a series of contests organized by Graphicacy to encourage data visualizations that help users better understand key topics in sports, science, government, and other areas.

For this years’ competition, Graphicacy would like to challenge you to visualize the careers of the top 20 baseball players (10 hitters, 10 pitchers) of all-time as high-density small-multiple graphics (like extended spark-lines), or some other graphic form that presents a summary of individual performance data in a simple, highly condensed, easy to compare way.

In addition to the potential to win a grand prize of $1,000, contestants have the opportunity to get their work in front of our distinguished panel of judges that includes:

  • Richard Saul Wurman (architect, designer, founder of TED events)
  • Sarah Slobin (Visual Editor, Wall Street Journal)
  • Mike Bonifer (Chief Creative Officer at bigSTORY, former producer at Disney & Pixar)

More information is found at the contest website by  by clicking “Request Details” to receive entry guidelines and award criteria on the contest info page through this link.