Everyday Data Visualization, Video Edition

Everyday Data Visualization, Video Edition

by Desiree Abbott
Released May 2024
Publisher(s): Manning Publications
ISBN: None

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Video description

In Video Editions the narrator reads the book while the content, figures, code listings, diagrams, and text appear on the screen. Like an audiobook that you can also watch as a video.

Radically improve the quality of your data visualizations by employing core principles of color, typography, chart types, data storytelling, and more.

Everyday Data Visualization is a field guide for design techniques that will improve the charts, reports, and data dashboards you build every day. Everything you learn is tool-agnostic, with universal principles you can apply to any data stack.

In Everyday Data Visualization you’ll learn important design principles for the most common data visualizations:

  • Harness the power of perception to guide a user’s attention
  • Bring data to life with color and typography
  • Choose the best chart types for your data story
  • Design for interactive visualizations
  • Keep the user’s needs first throughout your projects

This book gives you the tools you need to bring your data to life with clarity, precision, and flair. You’ll learn how human brains perceive and process information, wield modern accessibility standards, get the basics of color theory and typography, and more.

About the Technology
Even mundane presentations like charts, dashboards, and infographics can become engaging and inspiring data stories! This book shows you how to upgrade the visualizations you create every day by improving the layout, typography, color, and accessibility. You’ll discover timeless principles of design that help you highlight important features, compensate for missing information, and interact with live data flows.

About the Book
Everyday Data Visualization guides you through basic graphic design for the most common types of data visualization. You’ll learn how to enhance charts with color, encourage users to interact and explore data and create visualizations accessible to everyone. Along the way, you’ll practice each new skill as you take a dashboard project from research to publication.

What's Inside
  • Bring data to life with color and typography
  • Choose the best chart types for your data story
  • Design interactive visualizations


About the Reader
For readers experienced with data analysis tools.

About the Author
Desireé Abbott has over a decade of experience in product analytics, business intelligence, science, design, and software engineering.

The technical editor on this book was Michael Petrey.

Quotes
A delightful blend of data viz principles, guidance, and design tips. The treasure trove of insights I wish I had years ago!
- Alli Torban, Author of Chart Spark

With vibrant enthusiasm and engaging conversational style, this book shines.
- RJ Andrews, data storyteller

Elegantly simplifies complex concepts, making them accessible even to beginners. An enlightening journey.
- Renato Sinohara, Westwing Group SE

Desiree’s approachable writing style makes it easy to dive straight into this book, and you’re in deep before you even know it. I guarantee you’ll learn plenty.
- Neil Richards, 5xTableau Visionary, Author of Questions in Dataviz

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Part 1
  3. Chapter 1. Hello, data viz!
  4. Chapter 1. What can you expect from this book?
  5. Chapter 1. Data storytelling: Know your audience
  6. Chapter 1. Some examples of data viz throughout time
  7. Chapter 1. Data viz tools
  8. Chapter 1. Summary
  9. Chapter 2. How we perceive information
  10. Chapter 2. Gestalt principles
  11. Chapter 2. Summary
  12. Chapter 3. It’s all about the data
  13. Chapter 3. Dimensions and measures
  14. Chapter 3. A primer of data types
  15. Chapter 3. Describing data values
  16. Chapter 3. Data structures
  17. Chapter 3. Summary
  18. Part 2
  19. Chapter 4. Choosing colors
  20. Chapter 4. A few color spaces
  21. Chapter 4. Different kinds of color palettes and how to make them
  22. Chapter 4. Inclusive color palettes
  23. Chapter 4. Summary
  24. Chapter 5. Typography
  25. Chapter 5. Optimizing for readability
  26. Chapter 5. How type sets the tone
  27. Chapter 5. Communicating a hierarchy with type
  28. Chapter 5. Accessibility and typography
  29. Chapter 5. Summary
  30. Chapter 6. Creating a good chart
  31. Chapter 6. Bar charts that aren’t boring
  32. Chapter 6. Making a good map viz
  33. Chapter 6. Summary
  34. Chapter 7. Designing for interactivity
  35. Chapter 7. Enabling exploration using interaction
  36. Chapter 7. Interactions on different devices
  37. Chapter 7. WCAG and interactivity
  38. Chapter 7. Summary
  39. Part 3
  40. Chapter 8. Research, design, and development
  41. Chapter 8. The research and planning phase
  42. Chapter 8. The design phase
  43. Chapter 8. The development phase
  44. Chapter 8. Summary
  45. Chapter 9. Troubleshooting
  46. Chapter 9. What to do when you’re asked to ignore your viz-tuition
  47. Chapter 9. Dealing with scope-creep and the never-ending project
  48. Chapter 9. The last word
  49. Chapter 9. Summary
  50. Appendix. Further resources
  51. Appendix. Where to find open data
  52. Appendix. Tools for colors
  53. Appendix. Tools for choosing chart types
  54. Appendix. Tools for accessible interactivity

Product information

  • Title: Everyday Data Visualization, Video Edition
  • Author(s): Desiree Abbott
  • Release date: May 2024
  • Publisher(s): Manning Publications
  • ISBN: None