Episode 159: Designing for Analytics with Brian O'Neill

Why are some dashboards so meaningless? How can you make information helpful? Today our guest is Brian O'Neil, founder & principal of Designing for Analytics. You'll learn how to approach data visualization thoughtfully, how to help users make their decisions, why you shouldn't go after fancy diagrams, and why "removing everything" isn't always your best strategy.

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Show Notes

• Designing for Analytics — Brian's company
• The CED Design Framework for Integrating Advanced Analytics into Decision Support Software — Brian's article
• Information Dashboard Design — a book by Stephen Few
• How Charts Lie — a book by Alberto Cairo
• Good Charts — a book by Scott Berinato
• D3.js — the most popular data visualization library
• Get Brian's free self-assessment guide
• Experiencing Data — Brian's podcast
• Drop Brian a line at brian@designingforanalytics.com
• Follow Brian on Twitter: @rhythmspice

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