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10 Ways to Up Your Data Viz Game
Explore new ways to tell a data-powered story with these inspiring charts and graphs
Strong data visualization is the primary building block of almost all great infographics. But it’s not just important in infographic design. Whether you’re designing an annual report, preparing a conference presentation, or analyzing key business metrics, data visualization can more quickly and effectively bring key trends to light — and help you discover a solution to any problems you may be facing.
But as points out in “2 Questions Designers Should Ask Data Nerds,” beautiful design isn’t enough. The designer needs to understand why the data visualization exists and who it’s speaking to. In short, a data visualization should marry form and function — because if it doesn’t have both, it probably won’t achieve its goals.
As Evergreen explains in her article:
“[W]hen we show audiences graphs, even pretty ones, that don’t have a clear point, we waste that power of the visual and teach them to generally ignore our entire organizational body of work because it’ll take a ton of effort to pull out meaning from what we deliver. This is not the path to success.”
