The Classical Perspectives

Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Edward R. Tufte, Envisioning Information

Edward R. Tufte, Visual Explanations

Edward R. Tufte, Beautiful Evidence

William S. Cleveland, The Elements of Graphing Data

General Introduction

Guides and case studies for newcomers to the field.

Alberto Cairo, The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication

Alberto Cairo, The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization

Stephen Few, Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

Scientific Visualization

William S. Cleveland, The Elements of Graphing Data

Leland Wilkinson, The Grammar of Graphics

Tamara Munzner, Visualization Analysis and Design

Nathan Yau, Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics

Business Intelligence

Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave, The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

Dona M. Wong, The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don’ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures

Data Journalism Sites & Blogs

Data Visualizations, The Guardian

Data, The Guardian

ProPublica News Apps

ThePudding

FiveThirtyEight

Flowing Data

Information is Beautiful Awards


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