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The ZingChart team reviews key points from Design for Information by Isabel Meirelles. It is “an introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices behind effective information visualizations.” From the introduction to the appendix, we found interesting tidbits in this book that would be helpful to anyone trying to improve their data visualizations and charts.
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- 1. Book Review: Design for Information
- 2. Design for Information: An introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices behind effective information visualizations Isabel Meirelles Rockport Publishers, October 2013 http://isabelmeirelles.com/book-design-forS-oinufrocrem: watwiown.p/ hilsimon.com 2 Book Review: Design for Information
- 3. Nice source for stylish visualization inspiration Want to know what this mesmerizing chart is about? You’ll just have to pick up a copy of Design for Information to find out. Hint: it uses data from Flicker. 3 Book Review: Design for Information
- 4. Data Visualization Skills Q: Who is usually tasked with creating dataviz? A: Designers and technical/scientific personnel Creating a data visualization “requires both analytical and visual/spatial methods of reasoning.” You can see how the ZingChart team used these methods in our Fantasy Football Dashboard explainer. 4 Book Review: Design for Information
- 5. Dataviz terms “Infographics stand for visual displays in which graphics (illustrations, symbols, maps, diagrams, etc) together with verbal language communicate information that would not be possible otherwise.” “Information design, on the other hand, is broadly used to describe communication design practices in which the main purpose is to inform, in contrast to persuasive approaches more commonly used in practices such as advertising.” Basically, information design can cover a lot of ground, including systems and all types of visualizations. ✔ ✔ 5 Book Review: Design for Information
- 6. Examples from the experts Alberto Cairo, New York Times graphics, Stamen Design, Mike Bostock, even Florence Nightingale and Harry Beck. 6 Book Review: Design for Information
- 7. Common types of network dataviz Source: Metro.co.uk See live chart at: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/11/11/dataviz-book-review-design-information/ 7 Book Review: Design for Information
- 8. Common types of network dataviz Source: Metro.co.uk See live chart at: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/11/11/dataviz-book-review-design-information/ 8 Book Review: Design for Information
- 9. Common types of network dataviz Source: Metro.co.uk See live chart at: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/11/11/dataviz-book-review-design-information/ 9 Book Review: Design for Information
- 10. Common types of network dataviz Source: Metro.co.uk See live chart at: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/11/11/dataviz-book-review-design-information/ 10 Book Review: Design for Information
- 11. Textual structures Word clouds – set apart for strength in textual analysis 11 Book Review: Design for Information
- 12. Word cloud challenges • No inherent ordering • High dimensionality • Information linked to text long words give the impression of greater weight • Color encoding can confuse 12 Book Review: Design for Information
- 13. Data types – Nominal Data • Comprised of objects, names, and concepts • Distinguished on the basis of quality • No implicit quantitative relationship/ordering • For dataviz, usually combined with ordinal or quantitative data See more about these data types in our color selection dataviz blog post: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/08/25/color-charts/ 13 Book Review: Design for Information
- 14. Data types – Ordinal Data • Arranged in an order or rank • Does not provide degree of differences See more about these data types in our color selection dataviz blog post: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/08/25/color-charts/ 14 Book Review: Design for Information
- 15. Data types – Quantitative Data • Can be measured and statistically manipulated • Can be transformed by classing • Lends itself to meaningful grouping See more about these data types in our color selection dataviz blog post: http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/08/25/color-charts/ 15 Book Review: Design for Information
- 16. 16 Read more http://www.zingchart.com/blog/2014/11/11/ dataviz-book-review-design-information/ Book Review: Design for Information FREE trial http://www.zingchart.com/try