Instead of telling people about a story/data/information, show them. Humans are inherently programmed to respond to the visual and our brains process images 60,000 times faster than text. Images seen ...

Google does everything from building smartphones to creating driverless car companies. So it’s easy to forget that its official mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) speeds up and simplifies technical tasks, the ability to think creatively and communicate visually will be the competitive edge that sets the next generation of data ...

Expert details how to make the most of data visualization to help all departments gain the deeper insights they need and transform learning. K-12 and higher education institutions around the country ...

From understanding and cleansing "dirty data" to some free and not-so free platforms to develop sophisticated visualizations, an ABA TechShow panel offered tips for creating data-driven visuals. Pie ...

The field of data visualization has become a tussle between accuracy and beauty. In one corner, designers say that data is fungible as long as the presentation is eye-catching. In the other corner, ...

As consumers, we want and expect the information we’re looking for to be presented in a way that’s easy to read and understand. In an industry as data-heavy as healthcare, that type of clarity is even ...

I propose the following law: “The longer an innovative visualization exists, the probability someone says it should have been a line/bar chart approaches 1” I’ve seen the “shoulda been a line chart” ...

(Next page: Data visualization tips 3-4) 3. Ease-of-Use is Key Data visualization tools close the gap between stored data and the people who need it to make fast, data-informed decisions. They address ...