List of Figures with Source Notes 1.1 A Definition for Data Visualisation 19 1.2 Per Capita Cheese Consumption in the U.S., by Sarah Slobin (Fortune magazine) 20 1.3 The Three Stages of Understanding 22 1.4–6 Demonstrating the Process of Understanding 24–27 1.7 The Three Principles of Good Visualisation Design 30 1.8 Housing and Home Ownership in the UK, by ONS Digital Content Team 33 1.9 Falling Number of Young Homeowners, by the Daily Mail 33 1.10 Gun Deaths in Florida (Reuters Graphics) 34 1.11 Iraq’s Bloody Toll, by Simon Scarr (South China Morning Post) 34 1.12 Gun Deaths in Florida Redesign, by Peter A. Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957322īritish Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-4739-1213-7 ISBN 978-1-4739-1214-4 (pbk) Editor: Mila Steele Editorial assistant: Alysha Owen Production editor: Ian Antcliff Marketing manager: Sally Ransom Cover design: Shaun Mercier Typeset by: C&M Digitals (P) Ltd, Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell and Bain Ltd, GlasgowĬontents List of Figures with Source Notes Acknowledgements About the Author INTRODUCTION PAR T A F O U ND AT IO NS 1 Defining Data Visualisation 2 Visualisation Workflow PAR T B T H E H ID D E N T H INKING 3 Formulating Your Brief 4 Working With Data 5 Establishing Your Editorial Thinking PAR T C D E VE LO PING YO U R D E SIG N SO LU T IO N 6 Data Representation 7 Interactivity 8 Annotation 9 Colour 10 Composition PAR T D D E VE LO PING YO U R C APAB ILIT IE S 11 Visualisation Literacy References Index Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. © Andy Kirk 2016 First published 2016 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.
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