Beautiful Visualization: Looking at Data through the Eyes of Experts (Theory in Practice)

Beautiful Visualization: Looking at Data through the Eyes of Experts (Theory in Practice)

<div><p>Visualization is the graphic presentation of data -- portrayals meant to reveal complex information at a glance. Think of the familiar map of the New York City subway system, or a diagram of the human brain. Successful visualizations are beautiful not only for their aesthetic design, but also for elegant layers of detail that efficiently generate insight and new understanding.</p><p>This book examines the methods of two dozen visualization experts who approach their projects from a variety of perspectives -- as artists, designers, commentators, scientists, analysts, statisticians, and more. Together they demonstrate how visualization can help us make sense of the world.</p><ul><li>Explore the importance of storytelling with a simple visualization exercise</li><li>Learn how color conveys information that our brains recognize before we're fully aware of it</li><li>Discover how the books we buy and the people we associate with reveal clues to our deeper selves</li><li>Recognize a method to the madness of air travel with a visualization of civilian air traffic</li><li>Find out how researchers investigate unknown phenomena, from initial sketches to published papers </li></ul><p>Contributors include:</p><p>Nick Bilton,Michael E. Driscoll,Jonathan Feinberg,Danyel Fisher,Jessica Hagy,Gregor Hochmuth,Todd Holloway,Noah Iliinsky,Eddie Jabbour,Valdean Klump,Aaron Koblin,Robert Kosara,Valdis Krebs,JoAnn Kuchera-Morin et al.,Andrew Odewahn,Adam Perer,Anders Persson,Maximilian Schich,Matthias Shapiro,Julie Steele,Moritz Stefaner,Jer Thorp,Fernanda Viegas,Martin Wattenberg,and Michael Young.</p></div>