Bibliography

Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.

Don′t simply show your data, tell a story with it!

Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You′ll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real–world examples ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.

Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don′t make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data, Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics – The Dos and Don′ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures. Dona Wong. W. W. Norton & Company, 2014.

In today's data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. Now, for the first time, Dona M. Wong, a student of the information graphics pioneer Edward Tufte, makes this material available for all of us. In this book, you will learn: to choose the best chart that fits your data; the most effective way to communicate with decision makers when you have five minutes of their time; how to chart currency fluctuations that affect global business; how to use color effectively; how to make a graphic "colorful" even if only black and white are available. The book is organized in a series of mini-workshops backed up with illustrated examples, so not only will you learn what works and what doesn't but also you can see the dos and don'ts for yourself. This is an invaluable reference work for students and professional in all fields.