Yesterday I wrote a post on this blog that, upon reflection, was far more cynical than I ever intended. I have removed it, not to hide or to acquiesce, but because I have always wanted this blog to be about celebrating science and data and visualization.
Here is the surviving piece of that post, which I will leave as a means to start a conversation (and a future blog post):
Visualization Design: It's not about obtuse color theory, or infographics, or artistic style, or minimalist Tufte chart theory, or fancy-ass 3D plotting with the latest/hottest software. It's about effectively communicating your story to other people.
Here are two interesting links that were sent to me on effective presentation design:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html
http://www.engr.psu.edu/speaking/Visual-Aids.html