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The beauty of data visualization

David McCandless · TED

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About

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

The talk

  1. The beauty of data visualization 18 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2010
Speaker
David McCandless
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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