2014
Lynda
Bill Shander
3:41
English

Got a big idea? You need to get it across quickly and efficiently, or modern audiences will move on to the next story clamoring for their attention. Data visualization allows you to make the complex simple, the abstract tangible, and the invisible (data) visible with great illustrations. Here, Bill Shander shows how to understand your data and your audience, craft the story you need to tell, and determine the best visual model and details to use for that story.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Big Ideas
The 4 x 4 model for knowledge content
Channel your audience
So, what is data visualization?
Ask what makes a good data visualization
Visual perception
Understanding your data
2. Information Hierarchy
"Explatory" visualization
The 6 Ws
Three more Ws
Explore your data
Convert your data (the inevitable step you should always anticipate)
3. The Analog Process
Sketches and wireframes
4. Storytelling
Defining your narrative
Making everything relatable
5. Visual Display
Illustration and iconography
Typography
Position, size, color, contrast, and shape
The importance of scale
Legends and sources
The right paradigm: Basic charts
The right paradigm: Alternative charts
The right paradigm: Hierarchical data
The right paradigm: Maps
The right paradigm: Creativity and innovation
Challenge: Improving on the
Solution: Improving on the
6. Interactivity
Introducing motion
When to go interactive
How to think interactively
Finding the right technology
Conclusion
Next steps

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