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Data Visualization: a successful design process
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Do you want to create more attractive charts? Or do you have huge data sets and need to unearth the key insights in a visual manner? Data visualization is the representation and presentation of data, using proven design techniques to bring alive the patterns, stories and key insights that are locked away.
"Data a Successful Design Process" explores the unique fusion of art and science that is data visualization; a discipline for which instinct alone is insufficient for you to succeed in enabling audiences to discover key trends, insights and discoveries from your data. This book will equip you with the key techniques required to overcome contemporary data visualization challenges.
You’ll discover a proven design methodology that helps you develop invaluable knowledge and practical capabilities.
You’ll never again settle for a default Excel chart or resort to ‘fancy-looking’ graphs. You will be able to work from the starting point of acquiring, preparing and familiarizing with your data, right through to concept design. Choose your ‘killer’ visual representation to engage and inform your audience.
"Data a Successful Design Process" will inspire you to relish any visualization project with greater confidence and bullish know-how; turning challenges into exciting design opportunities.
Approach
A comprehensive yet quick guide to the best approaches to designing data visualizations, with real examples and illustrative diagrams. Whatever the desired outcome ensure success by following this expert design process.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who has responsibility for, or is interested in trying to find innovative and effective ways to visually analyze and communicate data.There is no skill, no knowledge and no role-based pre-requisites or expectations of anyone reading this book.
Do you want to create more attractive charts? Or do you have huge data sets and need to unearth the key insights in a visual manner? Data visualization is the representation and presentation of data, using proven design techniques to bring alive the patterns, stories and key insights that are locked away.
"Data a Successful Design Process" explores the unique fusion of art and science that is data visualization; a discipline for which instinct alone is insufficient for you to succeed in enabling audiences to discover key trends, insights and discoveries from your data. This book will equip you with the key techniques required to overcome contemporary data visualization challenges.
You’ll discover a proven design methodology that helps you develop invaluable knowledge and practical capabilities.
You’ll never again settle for a default Excel chart or resort to ‘fancy-looking’ graphs. You will be able to work from the starting point of acquiring, preparing and familiarizing with your data, right through to concept design. Choose your ‘killer’ visual representation to engage and inform your audience.
"Data a Successful Design Process" will inspire you to relish any visualization project with greater confidence and bullish know-how; turning challenges into exciting design opportunities.
Approach
A comprehensive yet quick guide to the best approaches to designing data visualizations, with real examples and illustrative diagrams. Whatever the desired outcome ensure success by following this expert design process.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who has responsibility for, or is interested in trying to find innovative and effective ways to visually analyze and communicate data.There is no skill, no knowledge and no role-based pre-requisites or expectations of anyone reading this book.
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Andy Kirk
9 books10 followersThumbs, Beasts & Thieves is Andy Kirk's first book in a trilogy about Fee and the world of Blessaeb. Making up tall stories for clients who own international brands has been an excellent apprenticeship for him, selling everything from chocolate biscuits and tea, to beer and mayonnaise. His ideas come from the places he visits and the fantastical things that he sees in nature, real life and from his keen interest in history. His head is full of useless information that he hopes will one day go into the melting pot for one of his stories.
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February 4, 2013
This book is a great primer for a beginner like myself just entering and exploring the world of data visualization, though I can easily see how it can be a great guide for practitioners and experts as well due to the clear methodology and sound reasoning. It has given me a proven framework to plan, consider, design, implement and evaluate data visualizations. I especially appreciate chapter 2 (Setting the Purpose and Identifying Key Factors) and chapter 5's taxonomy of the various data visualization devices and methods. Thank you Mr. Andy Kirk for sharing your knowledge.
July 13, 2020
This book is still relevant because it focuses more on processes than the technologies.
June 12, 2013
Didn't know before that there is a discipline specific for data visualization design.. wow!
..and although I'm not a designer, and all what I needed from the book is only chapter 5, I've read the book fully, as I usually enjoy design books and find in it general lessons for life!
..and although I'm not a designer, and all what I needed from the book is only chapter 5, I've read the book fully, as I usually enjoy design books and find in it general lessons for life!
July 3, 2013
An excellent, complete coverage of data visualization techniques with a large collection of charts, graphs, maps and other ways to visually display information.
April 21, 2015
Good introductory level book with a lot of good references. However, it stays very surface level.
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