Visualization tl;dr
Four Pillars of Visualization* 1.Purpose - why 2.Content - what 3.Structure - how (shape) 4.Formatting - everything else * And other communication
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Visualization, and other forms of communication
Start here … not here.
Four Pillars of Visualization* 1.Purpose - why 2.Content - what 3.Structure - how (shape) 4.Formatting - everything else * And other communication
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?
Purpose > Content > Structure > Formatting
Give answers - not just data
Purpose > Content > Structure > Formatting "Piecharts". Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons Graph type matters.
Formatting Structure Content Purpose
Because SCIENCE!
Color is difficult.
This talk, in much more detail. Videos! Blog posts! Slide decks! White papers! Cheat sheets!
17 A word on 3D: don’t.