R for the Rest of Us Podcast Episode 21: Cédric Vidonne

In this episode, I talk with Cédric Vidonne, an Information Management Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with over 15 years of experience in humanitarian data visualization. Cédric shares his journey from GIS and cartography to creating impactful infographics and embracing the R programming language. He discusses how R has revolutionized data efficiency within UNHCR, where it aids in producing faster, reproducible data products essential for crisis response. Cedric also highlights the growth of the UNHCR R community and introduces the organization's data visualization guidelines platform, which includes a custom ggplot theme that streamlines UNHCR branding. Additionally, Cédric explores the advantages of Quarto for developing UNHCR-branded templates, enabling team members to create consistent, polished reports with ease.

Watch the conversation on YouTube.

Important resources mentioned:

• UNHCR data visualization platform

• UNHCR branded theme for ggplot2 and data visualization color palettes

• UNHCR Quarto revealjs extension

• UNHCR data viz GitHub repo

Connect with Cédric on:

• X: @cvidonne

• Mastodon: @cvidonne@fosstodon.org

• LinkedIn: Cédric Vidonne

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