What is Good DataViz Design? by Randy Krum December 2019
 

What is Good DataViz Design?

Data Visualization New York Meetup

Dec 9, 2019

Most of the infographic designs I've included in the presentation are actually better when viewed online. Many of them had to be reduced in size to fit on my slides, because it’s important for you to see the scale of the entire designs.

For all the example designs that are available online, I have listed here the link to the original source so that you can see the full-size original version online, the way the designer intended.  However, many of the URLs are long and difficult to type into your browser, so this list makes it easy to just click on the links.

DataViz

The Information Hydrant, Will Lion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595497078/

Cisco Visual Networking Index: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns827/networking_solutions_solution_category.html

Edward Tufte: https://www.edwardtufte.com

The Empowered E-Patient:http://www.slideshare.net/blueeyepathrec/empowered-epatient-infographic

DataViz Design

Microsft PowerPoint: https://products.office.com/en-us/powerpoint

Apple Keynote: http://www.apple.com/keynote/

Tableau: http://www.tableau.com/

IBM Cognos Analytics: https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

The Chart Chooser: https://extremepresentation.com/design/7-charts/

The Chart Chooser (Color Version from Qlik): http://global.qlik.com/~/media/Files/blog/Choosing-A-GoodChart-Dissected-FINAL.ashx

The Graphic Continuum: http://thegraphiccontinuum.bigcartel.com/product/the-graphic-continuum

The Data Visualisation Catalogue: http://datavizcatalogue.com/

The Chart Guide: https://chart.guide/

The Noun Project: http://thenounproject.com/

Cool Infographics Tools, DataViz Reference Guides: https://coolinfographics.com/dataviz-guides

Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/

BatchGeo: http://batchgeo.com/

Gliffy: http://www.gliffy.com/

Tableau Public: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/

Microsoft Power BI: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/

Qlik Sense: https://www.qlik.com/

Microstrategy: https://www.microstrategy.com/

Chart.js: http://www.chartjs.org/

Highchart JS: http://www.highcharts.com/

D3 JavaScript Library: http://d3js.org/

Flourish: https://flourish.studio/

Plotly Chart Studio: https://plot.ly/online-chart-maker/

Girl Scouts Cookies Pie Chart: http://www.wired.com/2011/08/st_datagirlscoutcookies/

Cool Infographics Tools Page:http://www.coolinfographics.com/tools

Good DataViz Design

1) Visualize Your Data

Google Search Insights for “Infographic”: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=infographic

Social Media Active Users by Network 2015: http://thesocialmediahat.com/active-users

GE Citizenship At Work: http://www.gecitizenship.com

Disney Rewards Insider Winter 2018 (p10): https://cdn.cms.disneyrewards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DisneyCreditVisa2018Nov10.5online.pdf

Google How shoppers find ideas and inspiration: https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/ideas-inspiration-shopping-infographic/

FedEx Seasonal Success 2017: https://smallbusiness.fedex.com/content/dam/SMB/general/pdf/Seasonal-Success-2017.pdf

2) Be Accurate

How Concerned are You About the Zika Virus?: http://viz.wtf/post/149087683644/fox-news-finally-has-some-competition

Fox News Pie Chart: http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/26/fox-news-makes-the-best-pie-chart-ever/

Digi-Capital 2019 Augmented/Virtual Reality Report: https://www.digi-capital.com/reports/#augmented-virtual-reality

Digi-Capital, Apple #3 in smartglasses with no product (CORRECTED): https://www.digi-capital.com/news/2019/05/apple-3-in-smartglasses-with-no-product/

ZDNET, Apple already the No. 3 smart glasses player without a product: https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-already-the-no-3-smart-glasses-player-without-a-product-says-survey/

Cisco Visual Networking Index Infographic: https://www.slideshare.net/CiscoSP360/infographic-cisco-visual-networking-index-vni-forecast-20152020

WTF Visualizations: http://viz.wtf/

False Visualizations: When Journalists Get Data Viz Wrong, Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-krum/false-visualizations-when_b_5736106.html

CNN: ISIS goes global: Over 60 attacks in 20 countries [Corrected]: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/17/world/mapping-isis-attacks-around-the-world/

Time for a Stiff Drink, The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/25/think-you-drink-a-lot-this-chart-will-tell-you/

America’s gun problem, explained, Vox Media: https://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9444417/gun-violence-mass-shootings-us-america

NY Times, Is That a Luge in Times Square?: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/02/04/sports/olympic-venues.html

Planet Size Comparison: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

All Earth's water in a bubble: https://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html

What Size are the planets?: http://pics-about-space.com/what-size-are-the-planets?p=1

How much water is there on, in, and above the Earth?: http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html

Earth’s Weird Gravity: https://medium.com/swlh/the-earths-weird-gravity-86449f8cb3e7

Fox News, If Bush Tax Cuts Expire: http://flowingdata.com/2012/08/06/fox-news-continues-charting-excellence/

Yahoo Finance Apple: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=AAPL+Interactive#{}

Women in the boardroom world map: http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk/en/Thinking/women_in_the_boardroom_world_map_infographic/

I am 75% Water: http://www.studentshow.com/gallery/2490073/I-AM-75-PERCENT-WATER

How Baby Boomers Describer Themselves: https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/70948_b5daeeeecf824047b580c1a101407a98.html

3) Reduce Visual Noise

4) Focus on a Key Message

NYTimes, Justice Scalia's Ideology: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/14/us/supreme-court-justice-ideology-scalia.html

Apple iPhone 7 Keynote Video: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/

5) Be Data Transparent

Wikipedia article on “Infographic”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic

The BBC-o-Gram: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-bbc-o-gram/

GOJO No More Bulk Soap: http://gojo.com/en/Corporate-Hand-Hygiene-Hub/Sanitary-Sealed-Systems

Why DFW?: /why-dfw-2015/

Cool Infographics Book, Randy Krum: http://www.coolinfographics.com/book (Download a free chapter)

SMU Data Visualization & Communication Online Certificate Program: http://pro.smu.edu/dataviz

Contact Info

DFW Data Visualization & Infographics Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/DFWDataViz/

Cool Infographics Blog: https://www.coolinfographics.com/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtkrum/

Twitter: @rtkrum  https://twitter.com/rtkrum

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtkrum

InfoNewt Infographics and Data Visualization Design: https://infonewt.com/