Designing Great Visualisations’ is the latest whitepaper from the developers of the popular data visualisation and analysis tool, Tableau software.
‘Designing Great Visualisations’ is well worth a read, providing a fascinating insight into how graphical representations have developed over the years and how you can use this information to improve the way you work. Written by Jock D. Mackinlay (Director of Visual Analysis at Tableau Software) and Kevin Winslow, the whitepaper paper traces the history of visual representation, from early cave drawings through the computer revolution and the launch of Tableau. It discusses some of the pioneers in data research and show how their work helped to revolutionise visualisation techniques. It includes useful information and guidelines from examining the different styles of data visuals, looking at some of the barriers to making effective visuals and the methods used to overcome those barriers. It also discusses the power (and limits) of human perception and how it’s possible to use data to tell stories – much like those of the earliest cave drawings.
Whether you’re a Tableau software user or not, the concluding section of the whitepaper in particular gives some valuable tips, concisely summarising the lessons learned to help you present your data by taking into account design issues and make the best use of visuals.
Tableau software is distributed in the UK by Concentrix Ltd. You can find out more by visiting the Tableau software section of our website, or Tableau Software's own website www.tableausoftware.com
You can also download the whitepaper from the Concentrix website here.
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