Also, where Processing requires the user to “run” their visualization in Java, NodeBox provides immediate visual feedback.Īt the end of the day, Processing is in many ways the superior software for visualizing data. NodeBox does 2D and 3D, but not (to my knowledge) anything interactive. Processing can be used to create static visuals, motion graphics, interactive applets, and can work with audio. Both softwares are open-source, but Processing has been around longer and has a much larger, more active, and more visible community behind it. not recommended for those unable/unwilling to write code), whereas NodeBox utilizes a GUI for node-based work. First off, Processing is text-based (i.e.
While there’s a lot of overlap as far as functionality and capability, Processing and NodeBox vary quite a bit. After a bit of searching, I uncovered two options: Processing and NodeBox, either of which would suit my needs. Several years later, I’m still interested in data viz, but I haven’t the slightest desire to draw and align the graphics one-by-one, or to do battle with Illustrator’s clunky and restrictive graph tools. We created our visualizations the hard way - by preparing data sets by hand and drawing one shape at a time in Illustrator. In fact, the first graphic design class I took in undergrad was focused on information graphics and data viz. Data visualization has always been of interest to me as a designer.
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