The Functional Art：an introduction to information graphics and visualization

InTheFunctionalArt,instructorAlbertoCairoexplainshowinformationgraphicsandvisualizationsarecognitivetoolsthatextendourperceptionandhowwecanusethemtoseebeyondlistsofnumbers,variables,andphenomenatoidentifypatternsandtrendsthatwouldbeinvisibleotherwise.ThebookalsoincludesaDVD-ROMcontaining90+minutesofvideotutorialsthatexpandontheconceptsexplainedinthebookaswellasexercisesthatviewerscanusetoputtheirnewlyfoundskillstothetest."ReadIt.Thereisreallynothingelsetosay.Ifyoucareabouthowvisualizationisusedtocommunicatetopeople,thisisthebookforyou.Ifyou’reajournalist,youneedtoreadit.Ifyou’reanacademicdoingvisualizationresearch,youreally,reallyneedtoreadit.Thisisthestuffwe’vebeenmissinginvisualizationforthelast25years.Don’ttrustmyopinion?NickDiakopoulosthinksitwillbethestandardtextforvisualjournalistsgoingforward,andevenStephenFewlikesit."-RobertKosara,EagerEyes