Getting started with data visualization

Using images and pictures to tell stories is as old as human existence. The first appearance of a pie chart was in the early 1800s. And of course, later on, when computers came out, data visualization reached a whole new level. So, what is data visualization?

In a nutshell, data visualization is the graphical representation of data or information. You can easily imagine that trying to find patterns and trends on an infinite spreadsheet is way more complicated than looking at a cool chart. Whether you work in design, music, or marketing, you need to visualize data. No matter what your job is. We've already mentioned that in a previous chapter. Data visualization is important because it provides a quick and easy-to-understand way to communicate information. No matter your language, data visualization speaks in numbers, percentages, parts, slices, groups, and more. So, it is fair to say that data visualization is a universal language. We...