Effective data visualization is about more than designing an eye-catching graphic. It's about telling a clear and accurate story that draws readers in via powerful choices of shapes and colors. These ...

Bill Shander, founder of a visualization company Beehive Media, says a lot of companies don’t need data visualization for marketing and communications. “Organizations selling ideas rather than ...

Content alone can’t make a truly great infographic; you need great infographic design. The best infographics make a visual statement, combining the best of design and data visualization to deliver a ...

Let's start with a question. What's one recent article that made a big impact on you? For me, it was Nathan T. Baker's blog post, "My Content Only Went Viral After My World Collapsed," on Inbound.org.

Flip through ten pages of this issue of Nature, and your eyes will be drawn to headlines and images. In our information-thick, data-supported world, optimal representation is key. Yet many scientists ...

Imagine tapping into a raw data feed from a distributed network of IoT devices in a logistics center. The center is full of robots, employee work stations, and shipping and receiving docks. The data ...

Colors are an effective medium for communicating meaning. Some have certain implicit psychological associations. Red, for example, is often associated with power, love, and anger. Blue might convey ...

I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it forever: A great data visualization has the power to illuminate the world in ways that would otherwise be impossible. Today’s example comes from the inestimable ...