Visualisation has become the data management buzzword du jour.

The popularity of David McCandless's Information is Beautiful visualisations, the spread of infographics and the availability of plug-and-play software like Tableau Public has turned people on to the possibilities.

But how do you start?

Visualize This is a how-to, written by Nathan Yau from FlowingData, one of the best visualisation sites online. You can watch a video about it. This is an e-book version for UQ staff and students only.

It aims to be a practical guide to finding and using data and then crafting the right kind of visualisation to bring out the best in the data.