Hi, what would you say is the best piece of software for good-looking data visualization? Is it the case that a lot of the graphs posted on Flowing Data are done in Adobe Illustrator? Any other programs you'd recommend? I'm interested more in the visual appearance of the graph (not so concerned with number-crunching ability).
Thanks
Hey Dackle, check out this post I wrote a while back:
http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/20/40-essential-tools-and-resources-to-visualize-data/
Ah, Nathany, thanks, much appreciated. Manna from heaven :)
No problem :)
Hi Dackle - Nathan named R as a dataviz tool in the post he referenced, so this is just a further refinement of two packages that are particular useful for nice-looking graphs in R:
(1) Lattice - http://lmdvr.r-forge.r-project.org
(2) GGPlot2 - http://had.co.nz/ggplot2/
The attached plot was created using lattice.
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As an engineer at verifiable.com (full disclosure), I'll take the opportunity to plug our tool.
This blog post describes our focus and strengths. We launched last week and have a lot of additional features planned. Please let us know what you need added or changed to make it your tool of choice.
...and here's a sample chart Flowing Data folks might appreciate:
We see the ability to replicate Minard as a kind of gold standard for visualization tools, and this is the beginning of our attempt. We're still working on it, but it's a great goalpost.
[Accidental double-post. Please delete.]
Dataspora thanks, I hadn't really gone beyond the basics with R's graphics. Cool that you demonstrated its capabilities with the PitchFX dataset! Couvares thanks for the link -- looks like a lot of interesting features to explore.
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