Create a Moving Bubble Animation

In this presentation, you will learn how to create a moving bubble animation, from start to finish.

Topics

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 2:26 – Overview of GapMinder Example File
• 4:45 – Summary of Steps
• 7:45 – Step 1 – Get and Prepare Data
• 21:14 – Step 2 – Plot and Animate
• 31:05 – Step 3 – Format the Final Graphic

Description

We will use data from GapMinder.org to animate the relationship between fertility and life expectancy, for countries around the world. Learn about interpolation, how to combine data sets, and how to make your graphic move!

Recording

Data Sources

Data Download Links:

• ddf–gapminder–fertility_rate https://github.com/open-numbers/ddf–…
• ddf–gapminder–life_expectancy https://github.com/open-numbers/ddf–…
• ddf–gapminder–population_historic (other population data starts at 1950) https://github.com/open-numbers/ddf–…
• ddf–entities–geo–country (With the ddf–gapminder–population_historic) https://github.com/open-numbers/ddf–…