Every year, Microsoft Research shows off its best stuff to the rest of the company, to see what might be commercialized. Dr Bongshin Lee's demo of SketchInsight looks to be a good bet, because it's ...

Most of us have sat through at least one classic data-laden presentation. The collated packet. The endless decks of "spreadsheet on a slide." They're deathly boring, and worse, they're usually ...

As more media outlets embrace data, and data visualizations become integral to storytelling, it’s increasingly important to understand what makes an effective graphical presentation. While much has ...

Two classics of data visualization and graphics. If you're serious about data and its presentation, these are must-have additions to your library. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. 16th ...