Key features

• •A portable, versatile and flexible data visualization design approach that will help you navigate the complex path towards success
• •Explains the many different reasons for creating visualizations and identifies the key parameters which lead to very different design options
• •Thorough explanation of the many visual variables and visualization taxonomy to provide you with a menu of creative options
• •A comprehensive and contemporary introduction to data-driven visualization design and the most effective approaches to designing impact-maximizing and cognition-amplifying visualizations.
• •Learn about the foundation principles of design and the human visual system
• •Identify the purpose of your visualization and your project's parameters to determine overriding design considerations across your project's execution
• •Develop analytical questions and identify a visual narrative as you immerse yourself in your data, familiarizing with its inherent qualities
• •Apply critical thinking to visualization design and get intimate with your dataset to identify its potential visual characteristics
• •Appreciate the importance of an editorial approach to design and best practice approaches for tackling different data types and problem contexts
• •An overview of the essential visualization tools and resources as well as the essentials of chart design and selection
• •Understand the historical background and modern context of visualization with real project case studies profiling some of the most impressive and inspiring contemporary visualization projects