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about the technology

Effective data visualization is about clear and thoughtful communication. A data visualizer goes beyond flat numbers to illuminate critical insights. Great data storytelling includes skills like attracting the reader’s attention to the important points, accurately compensating for missing information, and adapting presentations to a live data flow.

about the book

Everyday Data Visualization gives you skills you’ll use to enhance the most common data visualizations, including charts and tables, data dashboards, and infographics. You’ll learn how to use color, typography, positioning, and choice of charts to catch and keep a viewer’s attention. Discover the finesse and design rigor that goes into building delightful dashboards, and best practices for live visualizations that flex and grow as underlying data changes. Design fundamentals are broken down into their component parts so they’re easy to understand—even if you’re the analytical type! Best of all, everything you learn is tool-agnostic, with universal principles you can apply to any data stack.

about the reader

For readers experienced with data analysis tools.

about the author

Desireé Abbott is a Senior Consultant at Slalom. Her decade of experience in analytics has covered roles in product analytics, business intelligence, science, design, and software engineering. She is the instructor for a successful data visualization course on Coursera, produced by University of California Davis.