“If communication is more art than science, then it’s more sculpture than painting. While you’re adding to build your picture in painting, you’re chipping away at sculpting. And when you’re deciding on the insights to use, you’re chipping away everything you have to reveal the core key insights that will best achieve your purpose,” according […]
In 1983, American professor of statistics and computer science Edward Tufte introduced the concept of data-ink ratio in his famous book, “The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.” Data-ink ratio is a pioneering disciplinary theory in data visualization that has been highly influential in recommended practices and teachings, with its excellency reflecting a minimalistic style of […]
Edward Tufte’s principles of data-Ink ratio have prevailed in data visualization since they were introduced in the 1980s. His theory has imposed a tendency towards a minimalistic style, defining excellence as clarity, precision, and efficiency and reducing the time users perceive information. Meanwhile, academic research that has put the American pioneering statistician’s teachings to test […]
Today’s organizations drown in information waves. When leveraging data for actionable insights needed to drive strategic decision-making and sound performance measurement, visualization makes that data comprehensible and accessible. Specifically, key performance indicator (KPI) data visualization aims to communicate key performance metrics and trends in a way that is clear, concise, and impactful. KPI data […]
Gone are the days when analyzing and visualizing data to get information was a job that was limited to the IT and business intelligence (BI) divisions. Gone also are the days when the sole possession of knowledge, skills, and tools for data processing was in the hands of the “data guy.” Data is becoming more […]