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Presented by:

Andy Cotgreave (@acotgreave) Social Content Manager, Tableau

100 Years of Visualization Best Practices –

It’s Time to Stop Making the Same Mistakes

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Andy

who?

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Brinton

who?

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1914

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“There is danger in giving too

much information to executives

of small brain capacity”

HOW DO YOU SHARE INFORMATION IN

1914?

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EXPRESSIVENESS

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Brinton

who?

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“As the cathedral is to its

foundation, so is an effective

presentation of the facts to the

data.”

Willard Brinton, 1914

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The book

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The book:

examples of

innovation

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Interactivity

HOW DO YOU DO AD-HOC

ANALYSIS IN 1914?

1914

How do you do ad-hoc analysis in 1914?

How do you do ad-hoc analysis in 1914?

“[it is work] any man of even ordinary

mental caliber can do”

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Isotype

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The book:

examples of

best practice

Don’t size by area

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Start your axes at zero

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But was he right? Do I

always need to start at

zero?

Titles and images

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So much more…

IMPACT

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