Visualization and infographics. Professor, journalist, designer. Author of several books: latest: How Charts Lie (2019). Upcoming: The Art of Insight (2023).
My blog: http://www.thefunctionalart.com/
'The Art of Insight' is just two weeks away (released date is November 15th). Get a preview of 70+ pages here http://thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read-part-of-art-of-insight-now.html and pre-order it here https://albertocairo.com
Blurb by Nathan Yau (FlowingData): “With 'The Art of Insight', Cairo places the full field on display. Learn the design and analysis processes of those in less traditional visualization roles, alongside Alberto's unique perspective, and your own data work will benefit.”
'The Art of Insight' is just three weeks away (Nov. 15). You can get a preview (70+ pages) http://www.thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read-part-of-art-of-insight-now.html and pre-order it: https://albertocairo.com
Today, a quote from my conversation with Deniz Cem Önduygu:
Less than a month for 'The Art of Insight'. You can preview dozens of pages on Google Books: thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read... and pre-order the book: albertocairo.com I'll be posting some quotes from the book until publication date (November 15)
From the Epilogue: “To understand a practice, then, it's helpful to learn about its practitioners. I believe that this applies to information design and data visualization, and perhaps to any field of human inquiry....”
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Twenty-eight days to 'The Art of Insight'. Get a preview (70+ pages) here http://www.thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read-part-of-art-of-insight-now.html and you can pre-order it now https://www.albertocairo.com/
Table of contents:
Less than a month for 'The Art of Insight'. 29 days to go. I'll post passages daily until it's launched (November 15).
You can preview dozens of pages on Google Books: http://www.thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read-part-of-art-of-insight-now.html and pre-order the book: https://albertocairo.com
Today, my favorite blurb. After reading the draft for 'The Art of Insight', cartographer Kenneth Field wrote: “[Any] book that includes a quote from Black Sabbath gets my unconditional love.”
Countdown to 'The Art of Insight'. 30 days to go. I'll post some passages daily until the book is launched (Nov. 15).
You can preview dozens of pages on Google Books http://thefunctionalart.com/2023/09/read-part-of-art-of-insight-now.html and pre-order the it https://albertocairo.com
Today, from the Introduction: “This is a book about insight. Not in the sense of data-driven analytical insight; there are plenty of books in the market about that, including some I’ve written myself...”
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