Mastering Data Visualization: Theory and Foundations

Learn to design amazing charts for visualization and communication for [data] science, journalism and storytelling

Created by: Clara Granell, PhD
Complex Systems Researcher & Data Visualization Expert

What Will I Learn?

• Learn to design effective data communication
• Improve your plots up to a professional level
• Learn to choose and design the appropriate plot for your purpose
• Learn to create compelling graphs that do not lie
• Learn to avoid the traps your data can fall into
• Learn to distinguish between good, bad and wrong visualization
• Learn the golden rules on Graphical Excellence, Integrity and Sophistication
• Learn the most common crimes in plotting to be able to avoid them!

Requirements

• There's no coding in this course. No programming skills required.
• No previous knowledge about data visualization is required.
• A perfect start for beginners, an interesting take for those with experience in Data Viz.

Target audience

• Programmers / Researchers / Designers that want to learn how to produce top-quality plots
• Anyone who has to present data at some point!
• Data Scientists
• Academic scientists having to publish in scientific journals
• Journalists / Data Journalists
• Communication experts
• Also the general public: you should know how graphs work because they're everywhere!