David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualisation

The TED talk by David McCandless is about turning complex data sets into beautiful simple diagrams.

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Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut and possibly change the way we see the world.

McCandless believes that if you ask the right kind of question, or you work it in the right kind of way, interesting things can emerge. 

To see the bigger picture, what’s needed is relative figures that are connected to other data, this can lead to changed perspectives

McCandless’ process begins with applying information visualisation to ideas and concepts. He believes that solving problems and providing elegant solutions, and information design are about solving information problems.

Visualising information can give us a very quick solution to those kinds of problems. Even when the information is terrible, the visual can be quite beautiful.

Reflection

The TED talk by Michael McCandless was an insightful lecture about the art and beauty of data visualisation. He talks about the complexity of data and how to turn these sets into beautiful simple diagrams.