Nodes of Design#22: Data visualization by Manuel Lima

Nodes of Design

There's a lot of talk in the data visualization, We thought it might be helpful to speak with someone who is leading voice on information visualization, and so we were thrilled to get a chance to talk with Manuel Lima, Who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, named "one of the 50 most creative and influential minds" by Creativity magazine, Manuel Lima is the founder of VisualComplexity.com, Senior UX Manager at Google, and a regular teacher of data visualization at Parsons School of Design.

He has over fifteen years of experience designing digital experiences and leading product teams at companies like Google, Codecademy, Microsoft, Nokia, R/GA, Kontrapunkt, and the Moving Image Museum. He had has spoken at 80+ conferences, universities and festivals across four continents, including TED, Lift, OFFF, Eyeo, Visualized, Ars Electronica, Harvard, MIT, Yale, Royal College of Art and many more.

In this episode, I had a chat with Manuel on uncovering the true meaning of Data Visualization and understanding its importance. He also shared insights on how one can start into Data Visualization with the help of few analogies. In the end, we discussed the ethics side of handing data and spoken about a few similarities that data visualization and UX share along.

Takeaways: What is Data Visualization, Process of Data Visualization, Ethical ways of handling data

Books recommended by Manuel Lima

-Design as Art by Bruno Munari

- Space Atlas, Second Edition: Mapping the Universe and Beyond Hardcover by James Trefil

- Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by William Lidwell

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