Visualize This
Visualize This is Nathan Yau's practical guide to turning data into clear, honest graphics. Yau, who runs the FlowingData blog, walks through the full workflow: getting and cleaning data, then building charts, maps, and time series using tools like R, and refining them for print and the web. It leans toward doing over theory, with worked examples you can reproduce. The tone is friendly and opinionated about clarity, and it pays real attention to design, not just plotting. It suits anyone who wants to make their own visualizations rather than just read about them.