# The beauty of data visualization

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2010
- Speaker: David McCandless
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The beauty of data visualization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization/b7870859826a), 18 min (TED's player)