The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization

Data Visualization Color Best Practices with Theresa-Marie Rhyne

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As data visualization practitioners, we often do not realize just how important color is. In today's inspiring conversation, Theresa-Marie Rhyne, a leading expert in computer-generated visualization, talks about all things color.

Theresa-Marie works as a consultant, specializing in applying artistic color theories to a range of media and has also authored a book, Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization. We learn about the idea of color harmony and what this means for data visualization practice. 

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn… 

  • What color harmony is and how data visualization can use this better.
  • Why it is so important to understand the framework behind how we understand color.
  • What the rainbow color map is and why this is a common mistake in data visualization.
  • Some of Theresa-Marie's key rules for colorizing data visualization.
  • The importance of knowing the type of data you have before deciding on your color scheme.
  • About some tools that you can use to see whether you are color blind or have a color deficiency.
  • What color interactions mean and the effect that this has.
  • Valuable points to consider when applying a color palette to a dataset.

    • People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned:

    • Stanford Visualization Group
    • Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization
    • Interaction of Color
    • Pantone
    • Adobe Color
    • Nightingale
    • Sign up for the exclusive waiting list for my new book.
    • My online assessment to identify the #1 silent killer of your data presentation success.
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