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Data visualization is about more than summarizing information, it's also about aesthetics. Understanding the role of colors, typography, and interactive affordances is an important part of creating a data visualization that is comprehensible and legible, and quickly tells a complex story. In this short talk, Maria Guidice (CEO, Founder of Hot Studio) will share some tips and tricks that help ensure your hack doesn't leave people scratching their heads.
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Making the complex beautifully clear
I LOVE TO DESIGN INFORMATION
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WHY IS VISUALIZING INFORMATION SO
IMPORTANT?
Tufte, Edward. Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative, p. 44 (Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1997).
WHAT MAKES A GREAT DATA VISUALIZATION?
USE
FUL USABLE
DESIRABLE
HOW TO ORGANIZE DATA
Location Alphabetical Time
Continuum Hierarchy
Random
HierarchyCategory
LATCCHR
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design toolkit
Color Type Scale
Shape
Line
Depth
Grid
Value
Transition Movement
SoundAnimation
Interactive-specific toolkit (included thanks to Peter and Ben from interactivethings.com)
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fabulous examples
gapminder.org
oakland.crimespotting.org18
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wefeelfine.orgwefeelfine.org
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chrisharrison.net/projects/bibleviz
wordle.net
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iwantyoutowantme.org
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