2015
Packt Publishing
Swizec Teller
2:42
English
Everyone collects data, but few ever understand their data. That’s because they need a graph or a diagram to force them to notice what they never expected to see. Data is useless without a picture and D3.js is the workhorse of turning data into pictures. Most charting libraries on the Web rely on it.
Mastering D3.js will show you everything that goes into a data visualization from start to finish. You will learn about the details of using D3.js, structuring and debugging your code, and the logic behind data visualization.
You will start the course with some data and a goal. You will then be guided on the quest of turning that data into an interactive picture for the Web. Following the example, you will master D3 layouts, learn about adding animations and user interaction to make your visualization responsive, scrape more data when needed, and learn about making pretty maps. You will learn to use libraries such as Bootstrap, Figue, and Lo-dash to add those extra features. If an obstacle appears, you will conquer it. Finally you’ll learn to debug your code and learn the best practices of this trade. You'll also see some interesting examples of good
visualization and information design.
When you finish the course, you will have mastered data visualization with D3.js. You will be an expert!
Layouts
What Are Layouts?
Pie Charting Manually
Using a Layout
Default D3.js Layouts
Creating Layouts
Sketching Out the Idea
Making Our Code Reusable
Final Tweaks
Data Manipulation
Getting the Raw Dataset
Parsing and Cleaning the Data
Scope and Functional Style Coding
Geography
Drawing a Map
Adding Data to a Map
Geo Data
Creating Animations
Housekeeping
Animating with Timers
Delta-based Animations
Transitions and Easing
Interactivity
Improving the Main Animation Loop
User Animation Controls
More Interactions
Making the Visualization Responsive
Debugging and Best Practices
Structuring Your Code
Debugging the D3.js Code
Helpful Libraries
Visualization Design Primer
How to Approach a Visualization
Going from meh to wow
Some of My Favorite Visualizations
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