Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook* when you buy the paperback! (Print paperback version only, ISBN 9781473912144)

Never has it been more essential to work in the world of data. Scholars and students need to be able to analyze, design and curate information into useful tools of communication, insight and understanding. This book is the starting point in learning the process and skills of data visualization, teaching the concepts and skills of how to present data and inspiring effective visual design.

Benefits of this book:

• A flexible step-by-step journey that equips you to achieve great data visualization


• A curated collection of classic and contemporary examples, giving illustrations of good and bad practice


• Examples on every page to give creative inspiration


• Illustrations of good and bad practice show you how to critically evaluate and improve your own work


• Advice and experience from the best designers in the field


• Loads of practical help, checklists, case studies and interactive exercises in an innovative online format make this the most comprehensive text available.

The Interactive eBook will feature the following:

• Interactive visualizations


• Visualization tools with accompanying tutorials


• Links to statistical literacy resources

*interactivity only available through Vitalsource eBook