Visualizing Data for Impact: Visual Design Theory

Data Visualization    |    Intermediate
  • 7 videos | 26m 43s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
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Visual designs play an important role in the presentation of data. Understanding and implementing visual design principles can help you build data visualizations that effectively communicate the message and make an impact on the target audience. Through this course, learn visual design principles and how to apply them to data visualizations. Explore elements and best practices for designing compelling visuals. Next, learn how to design effective visuals using contrast and position, as well as sizing and grouping visualization items. Finally, discover how to arrange items, use legends, address data set gaps, and use color for visualizations. After course completion, you'll be able to outline and apply visual design best practices to visualize data.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Identify elements and best practices for designing compelling visuals
    Recognize how to design effective visuals using contrast and position
    Outline how to size and group items for visualizations
  • Identify how to arrange items, use legends, and address gaps for visual design
    Recognize how to use color to design effective visuals
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 10s
    In this video, we will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 5m 43s
    After completing this video, you will be able to identify elements and best practices for designing compelling visuals. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Use Contrast and Position
    4m 42s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to recognize how to design effective visuals using contrast and position. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Size and Group Items
    3m 27s
    In this video, we will outline how to size and group items for visualizations. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Add Legends, Arrange Items, and Address Gaps
    6m 2s
    After completing this video, you will be able to identify how to arrange items, use legends, and address gaps for visual design. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Color Usage in Visualizations
    4m 34s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to recognize how to use color to design effective visuals. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Course Summary
    1m 6s
    In this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS

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