{"id":22943,"date":"2020-11-16T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/?post_type=section&#038;p=22943"},"modified":"2024-09-01T00:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T23:39:28","slug":"data-visualization","status":"publish","type":"section","link":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/information-design-and-architecture\/data-visualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Visualization &#8211; Information Visualization &#8211; The Art of Visualizing Meaning For Better Decision-Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_2\" >\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/information-design-and-architecture\/data-visualization\/#What_is_Data_Visualization\" title=\"What is Data Visualization?\">What is Data Visualization?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/information-design-and-architecture\/data-visualization\/#Why_Does_Data_Visualization_Matter\" title=\"Why Does Data Visualization Matter?\">Why Does Data Visualization Matter?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/information-design-and-architecture\/data-visualization\/#Resources\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Data_Visualization\"><\/span>What is Data Visualization?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data visualization refers to the practice of transforming <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/information-literacy\/information\/\" title=\"information\/data\">information\/data<\/a> into visual representations to simplify and communicate complex information clearly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designers strategically use colors, shapes, and symbols to bridge the gap between raw data and human understanding, empowering viewers to better <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/information-literacy\/interpretation\/\" title=\"Interpretation, Interpretative Frameworks\">interpret<\/a> and analyze the information presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Words: <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/\">Design<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/principles-of-design\/\" title=\"Design Principles \u2013 The Big 4 Design Principles\">Design Principles;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/elements-of-art-elements-of-design\/\" title=\"Understanding the Elements of Art for Better Visual Composition\">Elements of Art<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/genre\/infographic\/\" title=\"Infographics\">Infographic<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/genre\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/writing-studies\/semiotics-sign-signifier-signified\/\">Semiotics<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/invention-prewriting\/visual-brainstorming\/\">Visual Brainstorming<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/visual-language\/\">Visual Language;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/information-literacy\/literacy\/visual-literacy\/\">Visual Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_Data_Visualization_Matter\"><\/span>Why Does Data Visualization Matter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Designers cater to visual learners by crafting data visualizations that facilitate quick interpretation and understanding. Designers utilize visual elements that often transcend language barriers, enabling universal comprehension and making information accessible globally. Designers facilitate enhanced decision-making by visualizing information, which enables people to grasp complex data sets and derive actionable insights efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recommended-readings\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resources\"><\/span>Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informationisbeautiful.net\/visualizations\/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack\/\">Information Is Beautiful\u2019s Data Visualizations<\/a> page presents brilliant data visualizations that make it easier for readers to make sense of facts and figures. Information is beautiful. (2023). <em>COVID-19 coronavirus data dashboard.<\/em> Informationisbeautiful.net. https:\/\/informationisbeautiful.net\/visualizations\/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack\/<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visual-literacy.org\/periodic_table\/periodic_table.html\">Lenger and Eppler\u2019s Periodic Table of Data Visualization Methods<\/a> includes examples of a far broader range of strategies for visualizing data. Visual Literacy. (n.d.). <em>A periodical table of visualization methods<\/em>. Visual-literacy.org. https:\/\/www.visual-literacy.org\/periodic_table\/periodic_table.html<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/article\/data-visualizations\/\">Review of Best Practices in Data Visualization<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franconeri, L,\u00a0Padilla L. M.,\u00a0Shah, P.,\u00a0Zacks, J . M.,\u00a0&amp; Hullman, J. (2021). The science of visual data communication: What works. <em>Psychological Science in the Public Interest<\/em>, <em>22<\/em>(3), iii-161.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57967,"parent":67336,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"chapters":[2316,2200],"class_list":["post-22943","section","type-section","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","chapters-data-visualization","chapters-design"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section\/22943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/section"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section\/22943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65680,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section\/22943\/revisions\/65680"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section\/67336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22943"},{"taxonomy":"chapters","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapters?post=22943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}