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A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods. If We Assume: Colors in Visualizations, a Rainbow of References. “...I wondered if it was blasphemous to tell God that rainbows are kitsch.” --Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole Color is one of the most fundamental, and sometimes most challenging, aspects of data visualization. Many times you may not know why a given color scheme looks bad (or good), but your eye can quickly pick it out. There are many schools of thought about color families, color meanings, complimentary colors, and which you should use in figures/plots. The rainbow color table, a default in many programs/languages, frequently produces horrible results. Below is a list of links/articles/references I've found useful when thinking about colors in visualization, with some rough organization. Interactive Color Design Tools These are probably the best tools to play with and get interested in color. Academic Articles Here are some more "academic" oriented articles, giving intros to color and to general problems people encounter in using color in research figures.
Color Contrast. Practical Rules for Using Color in Charts. Nicholas Felton | Feltron.com. Propaganda Times. FlowingData. Infographics & data visualization gallery. Data Visualisation Blogs. Hi Tom, great list. Your readers might want to check out as well. There is the Digg Explorer, Digg Trends, Word Association Clouds and many other interactive applications to explore information in new ways. Posted by Jeff Clark on 18 April 2008 @ 3am [...] Random Etc. - Data Visualisation Blogs You Might Not Know About (tags: visualization) [...] Posted by links for 2008-04-19 « test on 18 April 2008 @ 7pm [...] Posted by Wizualizacja danych i infografika - ciekawe linki « Grafika on 19 April 2008 @ 10am [...] Posted by Infovore » links for 2008-04-20 on 20 April 2008 @ 3pm Tom, Thanks for the list!
Posted by Eric Blue on 22 April 2008 @ 2pm The site is at-times subject specific, but The Arbitrarian ( often has interesting original visualization work. Posted by D Sparks on 22 April 2008 @ 5pm [...] Posted by links for 2008-04-23 « The Exile on 22 April 2008 @ 8pm [ . . . ] [...] Posted by Burning Through Oil « Gems Sty on 23 April 2008 @ 7am.