Data visualisation is one of the modules in the first semester. Though I worked with web design and UI for several years, I’d never think about them deeply. As I learned more about design principles and the use of different charts, my aesthetic sense improved greatly. Here I listed some useful resources just for future reference.

DLKW Pyramid

https://allthingy.com/data-information-knowledge-wisdom/

Chart Junk

Data story

Below are key points when you structure a data story

  • Who is your audience?
  • What do you want your audience to know?
  • Pose a question to the audience
  • Lead them through the data in a way they understand
  • Give Context, and highlight key trends or events
  • Conclude by answering the question

Planning

Idea: the story you want to tell

Data: the evidence that support your idea

Hook: draw readers' attention

Context & Detail

Why are you interested in this story?

Question

What do you want your audience to know?

Toulmin Argumentation

For example: House prices of London is higher than other areas in England.

  • Claim: House prices of London is higher.
  • Grounds: London is the capital of England.
  • Warrant: Usually, capital of a country has better economy, since Lodon is the capital of England, the prices are higher.
  • Backing: GDP, salary, history reason
  • Rebuttal: Other areas out of London have lower prices
  • Qualifiers: So, generally this is true in most time.

Aim or Action

At last, what action do you want to your audience to take?

Narrative Pattern

http://napa-cards.net/

Charts

Basic Chart

Interactive Chart

Eliminate Clutter

Design Principles

Visual Perception

Draw Attention

Rules

Colors

Misleading

Books

  • Information Dashboard Design
    • Design Principles and the application of various charts
  • Storytelling with Data
    • Guidance to write a data report
  • Show Me the Numbers
  • The Functional Art
  • The Visual Display of Quantitative
  • Envisioning Information
  • Data Visualization Book Reviews
    • A list of resources

Tools

Data

Reference