Monday, May 26, 2025
# Data Visualization
Good visuals communicate more clearly, more quickly, and more persuasively.
Some visualization tools: p5.js / d3.js / plot / graphviz / mermaid
Learn to use them properly via Edward Tufte's Analyzing/Presenting Data/Information.
Tufte's course includes paperback copies of his books. I wanted hard cover copies of the books. I emailed to ask and was pleasantly surprised to find a real person (whom I later spoke to on the phone) who helped me order hard cover copies along with the course.
Tufte mentions using Illustrator Affinity Designer or Inkscape to add a human touch to one's presentation when programmatic approaches fall short.
OmniGraffle is my favorite for drawing diagrams, but it's only available on Mac.