Data Sketches
Book description
In Data Sketches, Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu document the deeply creative process behind 24 unique data visualization projects, and they combine this with powerful technical insights which reveal the mindset behind coding creatively. Exploring 12 different themes - from the Olympics to Presidents & Royals and from Movies to…
Why read it?
1 author picked Data Sketches as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Data visualizations are a cross between art, programming, and storytelling.
I've always been fascinated by the process creators go through to bring something from their imagination into existence. What amazed me was how the journey isn't a clear path from idea to finished product. I loved how Nadieh and Shirley documented their thought process – bringing me along and sharing why they made each decision.
Each chapter is a breakdown of a different data visualization. I laughed at how many of them were nerdy interests I loved: Dance Dance Revolution, Card Captor Sakura, and Lord of the Rings, to name…
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