Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it!

Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.

Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to:

Understand the importance of context and audience

Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation

Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information

Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data

Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization

Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience

Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

作者簡介：

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

數據分析專傢，前Google人力分析團隊經理，曾任銀行和私募基金分析師，曾在馬裏蘭藝術學院教授信息可視化課程。目前專門研究定量信息的有效展示，並撰寫熱門博客storytellingwithdata.com。她的數據分析研討會和演示深受世界各地受眾追捧。

譯者簡介：

陸昊

程序員，現於百度雲從事數字營銷解決方案的研發，在計算廣告和大數據領域浸淫多年。與第二譯者互為連理。

吳夢穎

多年廣告人，淺涉創投圈，現任數字營銷公司夥傳播戰略發展總監。敏感於數據，動心於設計，善於探索和總結。