Communicating with Data Visualisation

This book offers a four-step framework for transforming data into innovative, persuasive visualisations that will appeal to different audiences.

How can you transform a spreadsheet of numbers into a clear, compelling story that your audience will want to pass on?

This book is a step-by-step guide (honed through the authors′Guardian masterclasses, workshops and seminars) to bringing data to life through visualisations, from static charts and maps to interactive infographics and motion graphics.

Introducing a four-step framework to creating engaging and innovative visualisations, it helps you to:
·      Find the human stories in your datasets
·      Design a visual story that will resonate with your audience
·      Make a clear, persuasive visual that represents your data truthfully
·      Refine your work to ensure your visual expresses your story in the best possible way.

This book also includes a portfolio of best-practice examples and annotated templates to help you choose the right visual for the right audience, and repurpose your work for different contexts.

Introduction: Notes from the Underground
Part 1: The Data Visualisation Process
Chapter 1: Find, design, make, refine
Chapter 2: A spectrum of right answers
Chapter 3: Find
Chapter 4: Designing Static Graphics
Chapter 5: Making Static Graphics
Chapter 6: An Introduction to Interactive Data Visualisation
Chapter 7: Designing Motion Graphics
Chapter 8: Making Motion Graphics
Chapter 9: Designing Interactive Infographics
Chapter 10: Making Interactive Infographics
Chapter 11: Refine
Chapter 12: Resources
Part 2: Finding the Right Chart For Your Story