Product Description

Enormous quantities of data go unused or underused today, simply because people can't visualize the quantities and relationships in it. Using a downloadable programming environment developed by the author, "Visualizing Data" demonstrates methods for representing data accurately on the Web and elsewhere, complete with user interaction, animation, and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30005 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 366 pages

About the Author
Ben Fry received his doctorate from the Aesthetics + Computation Group at the MIT Media Laboratory and was the 2006-2007 Nierenberg Chair of Design for the Carnegie Mellon School of Design.. He worked with Casey Reas to develop Processing, which won a Golden Nica from the Prix Ars Electronica in 2005. Ben's work has received a New Media Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation, and been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, Ars Electronica, the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2003 Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

Customer Reviews

Perfect for beginners or novice programmers
I am a designer not a programmer and this book was extremely helpful for one of my projects.

For experienced programmers the examples maybe a little easy and the book may not be for them.

This book is a step by step introduction, with code explained line-by-line, on how to get started with producing data visualizations, using the Processing language. It starts of with the basics, then gradually becomes more complex as you get towards the end of the book. It was very easy to follow as a complete novice. Recommended!