The Process

✚ Visualization Tools and Resources, February 2021 Roundup

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by Nathan Yau / March 4, 2021 / roundup, The Process

Every month I collect new visualization tools and learning resources to help you make better charts. Here's the good stuff for February 2021. Read More

✚ Make Bad Charts – The Process 128

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by Nathan Yau / February 25, 2021 / beginners, learning, The Process

Everyone's a beginner at some point. Read More

✚ More Colors vs. Fewer Colors – The Process 127

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by Nathan Yau / February 18, 2021 / color, purpose, question, The Process

The two approaches answer two different questions. Read More

✚ Problem, Then Solution – Visualization Process #126

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by Nathan Yau / February 11, 2021 / Nigel Holmes, problem-solving, rules, The Process

Visualization rules and best practices are generalized solutions to generalized problems. Better visualization requires a more specific view. Read More

✚ Uncertain Words and Uncertain Visualization, Better Together

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by Nathan Yau / February 4, 2021 / annotation, The Process, uncertainty, words

People's interpretation of a chart can change if you use differents words to describe it, even if the data stays the same. Read More

✚ Visualization Tools and Learning Resources – January 2021 Roundup

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by Nathan Yau / January 28, 2021 / roundup, The Process

Here's the good stuff for January. Read More

✚ Process 123 – Cleaning Up Graphs in Illustration Software

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by Nathan Yau / January 21, 2021 / cleaning, Illustrator, The Process

I make most of my static charts in R, but I always bring them into Illustrator for polish, layout, and readability. Here's my process. Read More

✚ In the Details of the Data – Process 122

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by Nathan Yau / January 14, 2021 / details, The Process

The best way to make charts more interesting is to provide lots of details, which requires more work on your end but pays off in the end result. Read More

✚ Looking Forward – Process 121

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by Nathan Yau / January 7, 2021 / goals, The Process

I'm not one for new year's resolutions, but this year seems different and requires some goals. Read More

✚ Visualization Tools and Resources Roundup – December 2020

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by Nathan Yau / December 24, 2020 / roundup, The Process

Here's the good stuff for December in the last issue of the year. Read More