Description
Book SynopsisHow can you transform a spreadsheet of numbers into a clear, compelling story that your audience will want to pass on?
This book is a step-by-step guide (honed through the authors′
Guardian masterclasses, workshops and seminars) to bringing data to life through visualisations, from static charts and maps to interactive infographics and motion graphics.
Introducing a four-step framework to creating engaging and innovative visualisations, it helps you to:
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Find the human stories in your datasets
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Design a visual story that will resonate with your audience
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Make a clear, persuasive visual that represents your data truthfully
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Refine your work to ensure your visual expresses your story in the best possible way.
This book also includes a portfolio of best-practice examples and annotated templates to help you choose the right visual for the right audience, and repurpose your work for different contexts.
Trade ReviewThis is an enjoyable and informative read from four premier data visualisation experts. Grounded in their award-winning practice and teaching, the authors offer concrete strategies and a wealth of examples for anyone wishing to create intuitive and engaging data visualisations. -- Penny Sheets Thibaut
The book is a refreshingly witty guide to data visualisation that entertains while it educates. It offers a clear and easy to follow process illustrated through a dizzying range of examples. It’s a great combination of design principles and real-world lessons learnt through actual projects. Fun, accurate, erudite and teeming with useful nuggets of information - very much like some of their best data visualisations! -- Emma Whitehead
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Notes from the Underground Part 1: The Data Visualisation Process Chapter 1: Find, design, make, refine Chapter 2: A spectrum of right answers Chapter 3: Find Chapter 4: Designing Static Graphics Chapter 5: Making Static Graphics Chapter 6: An Introduction to Interactive Data Visualisation Chapter 7: Designing Motion Graphics Chapter 8: Making Motion Graphics Chapter 9: Designing Interactive Infographics Chapter 10: Making Interactive Infographics Chapter 11: Refine Chapter 12: Resources Part 2: Finding the Right Chart For Your Story
