a few things that would have been helpful to know beforehand
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54 slides from my 15 minute talk at the visualizing marathon Berlin 2011: "A FEW THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO KNOW BEFOREHAND" - some insights, tips and tricks in data visualizationTRANSCRIPT
A FEW THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO KNOW BEFOREHAND
Visualizing Marathon Berlin // Dec 2011
MORITZ STEFANERTRUTH&BEAUTY OPERATOR
http://society6.com/albyantoniazzi/MOST-POPULAR-INFOGRAPHICS-You-can-find-around-the-Web_Print
http://society6.com/albyantoniazzi/MOST-POPULAR-INFOGRAPHICS-You-can-find-around-the-Web_Print
DATADECORATION
relevance
function
integrity
form
Information
Design
Based on a graphic by David McCandless
VISUALIZATION CREATES WELTBILDER
LEARN THE BASICS
SCALE YOUR CIRCLES PROPERLY
GODDAMIT!
radius ⨉ √25 = 5
25?
based on http://www.colorful-data.net/correct-scaling/
radius ⨉ √25 = 5
based on http://www.colorful-data.net/correct-scaling/
by Gregor Aisch
LOCATION IS EVERYTHING
Circular Area Chart Line Chart Column Chart Line Chart
Scatter Chart
3D Area Chart
Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart
with Subcomponents
Stacked Area ChartStacked 100%
Area Chart
Stacked
Column Chart
Stacked 100%
Column Chart
Bubble Chart
Scatter Chart
Variable Width
Column Chart
Table or Table with
Embedded Charts
Bar Chart Column Chart
Column Histogram
Line Histogram
GET IT RIGHT IN BLACK AND WHITE
COLOR IS DIFFICULT
http://well-formed-data.net/archives/669/on-the-role-of-bacon-in-
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=graphic-science-science-lovers-web-traffic
http://well-formed-data.net/archives/669/on-the-role-of-bacon-in-visualization
STACKED AREA CHARTS HAVE ISSUES, TOO
http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2011/11/i-hate-stacked-area-charts/
http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2011/11/i-hate-stacked-area-charts/
http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2011/11/i-hate-stacked-area-charts/
LABELING IS THE BLACK ART OF VISUALIZATION DESIGN
UNDERUSED: GRIDS
UNDERUSED: TEXTURE, HATCHING
http://lust.nl/#projects-31
http://lust.nl/#projects-31
DATA
THINK HARD ABOUT WHAT IS MEASURED, WHY AND HOW
IT IS ALL ABOUT RELATIONSEVEN WHEN ALL YOU HAVE IS NUMBERS
USA
Annual health spending per person: $7920Average life expectancy at birth: 78 years
http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/2009/12/the-cost-of-care.html
DON’T BEND THE VISUALS UNTIL THEY FIT YOUR IDEAS
DATA WISHUALIZATION
DON’T INVENT; DISCOVER
PERSISTENCE
http://www.amazon.com/Tidying-Up-Art-Ursus-Wehrli/dp/
http://www.amazon.com/Tidying-Up-Art-Ursus-Wehrli/dp/
LUCK FAVORS THE BOLDAND ITALICIZED
GOOD LUCK!