Talk given on how to crunch data into beautiful graphics

1. How to crunch data into beautiful graphics Vitor Domingos – vd@nextpower.pt – March 2011

10. Information needs to be interesting (meaningful & relevant) and have integrity (accuracy, consistency). Design needs to have form (beauty & structure) and function (it has to work and be easy to use)

11. integrity + form = eye candy interestingness + function = experiment

12. interesting subject, solid information, looks great, but is hard to use = useless amazing data, well designed, very easy to read but isn’t that interesting = boring

31. Simple. Clean. Elegant

32. Make the data distinct from the graph.

33. Make the data distinct from other data

34. Keep data organized and clear.

35. Use common sense.

36. Make sure your graph makes sense.

37. Make sure your data is accessible.

38. Display the most important information at a level that people can quickly comprehend.