Chapter 10
Adding Functionality and Applying Color
In This Chapter
Humanizing your data viz
Choosing effective colors
Understanding navigation
Now that you've completed the mockup of each section of your storyboard and added some visuals, it's time to add some functionality and color to your data viz. Adding functionality to your mockup requires that you bring it into your tool of choice. See Chapter 3 for more details on choosing the correct business intelligence (BI) tool to build your data visualization.
This chapter shows you how to develop a mobile-first mentality, add easy-to-use navigation by choosing the correct menu types, and choose and apply an effective color scheme to your data viz.
Adding these formatting and style components is what we refer to as the human side of data viz. Humanizing your data viz is a critical component of any data visualization.
Recognizing the Human Components
As compelling mobile apps continue to evolve, user expectations are at an all-time high. Gone are the days when apps could survive based simply on their usefulness. In the app world, having ...
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