Introduction to Data Visualization (videos)

Date: 2021-08-22
Author: Nathan Pieplow
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6RGBAzXU1A&list=PLQyfUVf-vFTJMuluE7y9mPRxK9-iSxYyQ
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Domain: Persuading with Data
Subdomain: Visualizing Data
Type of Resource: Reading

In 25 minutes of total runtime, these two videos provide a concise in-depth introduction to the rhetorical principles of data visualization. The first video summarizes the history of persuasive visualizations with three key examples from the 19th century by John Snow, Florence Nightingale, and W.E.B. DuBois. The second video lays out six key principles of data visualization and explains what can go wrong when these principles are violated.

Keywords: Rhetoric of Data Visualization History of Data Visualization

MLA Citation: Pieplow, Nathan. ‘AHUM 1825 Module 1 Lectures’ (YouTube playlist). Data Advocacy 4 All, University of Colorado. 22 Aug 2021.