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Data Visualization: a successful design process

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Data Visualization: a successful design process

Overview of this book

Do you want to create more attractive charts? Or do you have huge data sets and need to unearth the key insights in a visual manner? Data visualization is the representation and presentation of data, using proven design techniques to bring alive the patterns, stories and key insights locked away."Data Visualization: a Successful Design Process" explores the unique fusion of art and science that is data visualization; a discipline for which instinct alone is insufficient for you to succeed in enabling audiences to discover key trends, insights and discoveries from your data. This book will equip you with the key techniques required to overcome contemporary data visualization challenges. You'll discover a proven design methodology that helps you develop invaluable knowledge and practical capabilities.You'll never again settle for a default Excel chart or resort to "fancy-looking" graphs. You will be able to work from the starting point of acquiring, preparing and familiarizing with your data, right through to concept design. Choose your "killer" visual representation to engage and inform your audience."Data Visualization: a Successful Design Process" will inspire you to relish any visualization project with greater confidence and bullish know-how; turning challenges into exciting design opportunities.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Data Visualization: a successful design process
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


We have now come to the end of this design journey. Hopefully, you got to your destination smoothly and you didn't experience many frights along the way!

In this chapter, we have focused on the execution stage of the visualization design process, bringing form to all your preparatory efforts, and transforming your concept into a produced work. We have introduced some of the most useful technologies to give you a flavor of the variety of tools being used for the different stages or types of visualization design.

We have looked at some of the important final steps to take before launching your design, the importance of running final checks across all elements, and conducting testing to get an evaluation of your solution before launch.

Once launched, it is then your prerogative to seek evidence of the impact of your work and we outlined a number of different tactics for undertaking this.

Finally, we suggested some strategies for you to consider pursuing to continue to develop your data...