Techniques for adding context to visualization

October 17, 2019

Topic

Design / context, Richard Brath, talk

When it comes to meaningful visualization, context is everything. Richard Brath, at the 2018 Information+ Conference, looks back on historical visualization approaches and how they might be applied today to make data graphics easier to read and use.

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