How to Use Color in Data Viz
Color can make or break your data visualization. This panel explores how to use it effectively.
While many of us are working from home, self-isolating, or social distancing, the Data Visualization Society planned a series of online conversational sessions, or Fireside Chats, with professionals from our community on topics that are interesting and important for the data viz community. Each session features a panel of people answering questions from participants in a Zoom webinar format and will be posted to Nightingale over the coming days.
Color is a major component in creating effective data visualizations. When done well, color can highlight the story you want the data to tell; when done poorly, it can distract from the data or even obfuscate it. So how do we use color effectively in creating our data visualization products? The DVS’s first Fireside Chat delves into that question and many more.
Panelists include:
Alan Wilson — Principal Designer at Adobe
Theresa-Marie Rhyne— Color Maven & Visualization Expert
Julia Krolik — Information Designer, Data Scientist & Artist
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Further reading on color theory and choosing colors for your data visualization:
