1. Visualization tl;dr

2. Four Pillars of Visualization* 1.Purpose - why 2.Content - what 3.Structure - how (shape) 4.Formatting - everything else * And other communication

3. Visualization Design Done Right Noah Iliinsky @noahi ComplexDiagrams.com

4. Visualization, and other forms of communication

5. Start here … not here.

7. Four Pillars of Visualization* 1.Purpose - why 2.Content - what 3.Structure - how (shape) 4.Formatting - everything else * And other communication

8. Purpose > Content > Structure > Formatting Why am I here? What’s interesting? Who is my customer? What do they need to know? How will this data be consumed?

9. Purpose > Content > Structure > Formatting

11. Give answers - not just data

12. Purpose > Content > Structure > Formatting "Piecharts". Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons Graph type matters.

13. Formatting Structure Content Purpose

14. Because SCIENCE! http://ComplexDiagrams.com/properties

15. Color is difficult.

16. This talk, in much more detail. Videos! Blog posts! Slide decks! White papers! Cheat sheets! http://ComplexDiagrams.com/4pillars

17. 17 A word on 3D: don’t.