具体描述
Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it!
Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.
Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to:
Understand the importance of context and audience
Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation
Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information
Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data
Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization
Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience
Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!
作者简介
作者简介:
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
数据分析专家,前Google人力分析团队经理,曾任银行和私募基金分析师,曾在马里兰艺术学院教授信息可视化课程。目前专门研究定量信息的有效展示,并撰写热门博客storytellingwithdata.com。她的数据分析研讨会和演示深受世界各地受众追捧。
译者简介:
陆昊
程序员,现于百度云从事数字营销解决方案的研发,在计算广告和大数据领域浸淫多年。与第二译者互为连理。
吴梦颖
多年广告人,浅涉创投圈,现任数字营销公司伙传播战略发展总监。敏感于数据,动心于设计,善于探索和总结。
目录信息
读后感
首先感谢图灵社区组织的读书打卡活动,不然我也没空攒出这么一篇文本来。 以数据为中心搭建叙述框架 第 1 章,上下文的重要性。受众决定了我们讲解的内容,以及我们讲解内容的方式。章节末尾关于「故事板」的介绍很重要,这是在分析了受众、确立故事中心思想及重点之后,可视化...
用数据说明一件事,讲述一个道理,似乎不是一个有难度的事,但是要想把这件貌似容易的事做好,其实远没有我们想象中那么简单。颇似郭德纲关于相声门槛在门里头的说法,数据使用的门槛也在门里头,初看起来似乎人人都可以轻易上手,随便拿起一个诸如Excel的工具就可以画个像模像...
用户评价
读完此书之后很有收获,终于明白了做图表的目的是为了将一个故事,学会了怎么去讲故事,还增强了一些技巧。
简单易懂
不错,确实说了数据画图的要点,问题就是例子还是不够多,希望写得再深入一点。
提数撕逼三部曲
有效信息非常稀疏的一本书…………