Turning numbers into narratives. The craft of encoding data into visual forms that reveal patterns, outliers, and stories hidden in the noise.
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Position, length, angle, color, area — ranking channels by accuracy and choosing the right one for your data type.
Tufte's principle of maximizing the ink devoted to data. When to strip away chrome and when decoration aids comprehension.
Selections, scales, axes, and transitions — building bespoke visualizations from low-level primitives.
High-level grammars of graphics for rapid exploration when D3 is more power than you need.
Projections, choropleths, and tile maps — the unique challenges of visualizing spatial data on the web.
Scrollytelling, animated transitions, and narrative arcs that guide viewers through complex datasets.