Asides

The First 90 Days

Whenever faced with a new job or transition at work, I pull “The First 90 Days” off my shelf.  This is one book I wish I had received earlier in my career.  And many times a data or analytics issue at work is really a question of successfully navigating one’s organization.  Going to give a few copies to new grads…

Small Multiples are one of my favorite design techniques for comparison…and one of the more difficult visualizations to do well.  This post shares an expert example from The Wall Street Journal…notice the minimalist use of axis labels (left-most chart only) to reduce information clutter.

Author: Andy Kirk

This gem is part of a series highlighting the small design decisions that have a big impact on data visualization.

http://www.visualisingdata.com/2016/05/little-visualisation-design-part-16/