© Tarek Amr and Rayna Stamboliyska 2016

Tarek Amr and Rayna Stamboliyska, Practical D3.js, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1928-7_2

2. Structuring and Designing Data Visualizations

Tarek Amr and Rayna Stamboliyska2

(1)Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(2)Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France

In the previous chapter, we discussed the basics of data visualization and dressed up an overview of structuring and designing such an object. In this chapter, we will extend that discussion and dive deeper in those matters as they will be your lifeline when going freehand with D3.

Structuring and designing an interactive and complex data visualization can turn out to be a real challenge: it is not just a question of getting your audience to understand and engage, but to do it on different ...

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