I actually started the project with this search because I assumed that datasets would not be available for Bond. I searched databases for datasets on Google to determine potential sources of datasets, and then I searched “James Bond” on a number of the databases identified (ex: Catalog.data.gov, Data.un.org, google.com/publicdata/directory). Unsurprisingly, none of these produced results. I searched James Bond dataset, “James Bond” “data sets”, James Bond “GIS data” and Ian Fleming dataset on Google, believing the breadth and variety of Google to have the best potential to deliver on the niche material I wanted. There were some, two of which I listed below, but most data sets were about film costs and box office numbers (out of scope).
Datasets are challenging for this course topic because they are not visual unless already visualized, and teaching students how to engage in data visualization is out of scope of the course. However, I got by this roadblock by indicating that some students may wish to visualize data in their final assignment (if they have knowledge/initiative) and by finding visualized data. This category is a large part of the reason why Re-representation was a search theme.
I think the most important source in this section is 20, which shows many info graphics of Bond and indicates what data could be collected and how it could be visualized.
19. Filming locations of James Bond films. (last edited 2018, October, 22). In Wikiproject filming locations, Wikidata. Retrieved from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Filming_Locations#Filming_locations_of_James_Bond_films
Good for example of how to mine Wikidata and also different ways to visualize it—may be useful for students wishing to graphically depict Bond visualizations in final assignment.
Search: Google > “James Bond” dataset | Theme: Re-presentation
20. Skau, D. (2012, November 8). 20 Infographics about James Bond: Shaken, not stirred [blog post]. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20160425203845/http://blog.visual.ly:80/18-infographics-about-james-bond-shaken-not-stirred/
These infographics are a great way to observe how the franchise is visualized from the outside, what elements stand out to be graphed, and how they are depicted.
Search: Google > visualizing James Bond | Theme: Re-presentation
[The original link, https://visual.ly/blog/18-infographics-about-james-bond-shaken-not-stirred/, worked in early October, which is how I found it via Google. To complete this assignment, I had to use the Wayback Machine, which would still be viable in practice. An alternative would have been to search the site with James Bond.]
21. Jumping Rivers. (2017, September 14). Foundational data science – Data – Bond [data set]. Retrieved from https://github.com/jumpingrivers/foundational-data-science/blob/master/data/bond.csv
Source for a small bit of data, but it’s something that students wanting to try their hand at data visualization could use for a final assignment.
Search: Google > “James Bond” dataset | Theme: Re-presentation
22. Gómez, R. (updated 2018, September 13). Relations of James Bond film actors based on common appearance [data visualization]. Retrieved from: https://exploring-data.com/info/james-bond-actors-network/
Outdated because the data source, Freebase, doesn’t have the data anymore, but it’s a great example of a visualization connecting a lot of James Bond data. (Although, admittedly, it doesn’t graph visual icons of Bond, just actors and films).
Search: Google > “James Bond” dataset | Theme: Re-presentation