{"id":764,"date":"2012-04-02T10:23:42","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T10:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bicortex.com\/?p=764"},"modified":"2012-07-27T05:58:27","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T05:58:27","slug":"what-is-data-visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bicortex.com\/bicortex\/what-is-data-visualization\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Data Visualization?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As data visualization is still new, we find ourselves explaining what it is rather often, especially that data visualization has become a new pluri-disciplinary domain, where different expertises blend and overlap. S\u00e9bastien Pierre (the founder of FFunction, a Montr\u00e9al-based data visualization company) created a graphical representation of the essence for professional data visualization which depicts different aspects of a complete, visually rich solution. \u00a0The graph can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/files.posterous.com\/temp-2010-11-15\/DyDCaEAjrbHFEbosbrBJnltdbGiHHohlgbuBruDEkslyBoqCbftHHnuxhAiH\/DataVisualizationChart.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJFZAE65UYRT34AOQ&amp;Expires=1332410833&amp;Signature=4w9OBzSoK%2FA0y3Rkdltx%2FFf3t5k%3D\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below are the details of the different terms this model uses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fields: Design, Communication, Information and their mix: Visual Communication, Data journalism, User Interface<\/li>\n<li>Raw elements: Look &amp; Feel, Idea, Data<\/li>\n<li>Disciplines: Journalism, Information Architecture, Typography<\/li>\n<li>Process elements: Visual Design, Objective, Dataset<\/li>\n<li>Outputs: Layout, Story, Report, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Interface<\/li>\n<li>Final result: Form, Concept, Knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Core competencies: Readability, Logic, Usability<\/li>\n<li>Core values: Simplicity, Informativeness, Relevance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, if you are interested in some really good samples of visualization and infographics the following link (Click <a href=\"http:\/\/richworks.in\/2010\/04\/50-most-stunning-examples-of-data-visualization-and-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>) has some of the best examples of what you can do to picture data is a rich and visually appealing way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As data visualization is still new, we find ourselves explaining what it is rather often, especially that data visualization has become a new pluri-disciplinary domain, where different expertises blend and overlap. 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