Learn how to make the most of Observable JavaScript and the Observable Plot library, including a step-by-step guide to eight basic data visualization tasks in Plot. Built-in reactivity is one of ...

It's easy to spot a "bad" data visualization—one packed with too much text, excessive ornamentation, gaudy colors, and clip art. Design guru Edward Tufte derided such decorations as redundant at best, ...

Data visualizations can enable actionable insights and superior business outcomes. But building effective data visualizations can be difficult. If you want to create data visualizations, you must have ...

Need to reformat data for use in another application? Plot it on a map? Use it for an interactive Web graphic? These open-source JavaScript libraries can help turn your data into a suitable format for ...

After disaster strikes or government initiatives fail, in hindsight, we see all too often that warning signs were overlooked by decision-makers. Or sophisticated technology was installed, but nobody ...

Nishith Sharma is the co-founder of frrole, a social intelligence startup. Raw data is boring and it’s difficult to make sense of it in its natural form. Add visualization to it and you get something ...

Posting a roundup of useful data visualization tools invariably means leaving out more than you can include. JavaScript libraries alone number considerably more than the 22 free tools for data ...

In the age of big data, visualization tools are vital. With a single glance at a graphic display, a human being can recognize patterns that a computer might fail to find even after hours of analysis.

Data visualization may not deliver revelation on demand, but diligent visual exploration can unlock insights that might otherwise remain hidden Data visualization is one of the hottest areas of big ...

This story contains interviews with data visualization professionals Moritz Stefaner, Scott Murray, Benjamin Wiederkehr, partner at design and technology studio Interactive Things, data visualization ...