Julie Steele, Noah Iliinsky.
Beautiful Visualization: looking at data through the eyes of experts.
O'Reilly. 2010
in this book, two dozen visualization experts demonstrate how they approach projects from a variety of disciplines—as artists, designers, commentators, scientists, analysts, statisticians, and more. Together they show you what’s possible with this medium, and how you can use it to make sense of the world.
• Explore the importance of storytelling with a simple visualization exercise
• Learn how color conveys information that our brains recognize before we're fully aware of it
• Discover how the books we buy and the people we associate with reveal clues to our deeper selves
• Recognize a method to the madness of air travel with a visualization of civilian air traffic
• Find out how researchers investigate unknown phenomena, from initial sketches to published papers