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• 2.3043.30' 'Zen'Master'keynote:' '' ' ' 'Ma:'Francis'
• 3.3044.00' 'Q+A'• 446' ' ' 'Networking'drinks'
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FIFTY SHADESOF DATA
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Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
added colour
White
2nd prism
not adding colour
refraction
wavelength
SPECTRUMSPECTRUM
“The original or primary colours are Red, Yellow, Green, Blew, & a
violet purple; together with Orang, Indico, & an indefinite
varietie of intemediate gradations”
why 7?
indigo
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legacy
colour theory
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I’m MattI’m Matt
Zen Master
my day job…my day job…
welcome welcome
welcome trust welcome trust
welcome trust sanger
welcome trust sanger
welcome trust sanger institute
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My Offices My Offices
My Offices My Offices
Yes i have 2Yes I Have 2
biologybiology
chemistrychemistry
engineeringengineering
electronicselectronics
datadata
Lots of dataLots of data
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by nightby night
blog
wannabedatarockstar.blogspot.com
Tweet
a lot
@Matt_Francis
You may remember me from such videos
as…
And
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Tableau Public
today I’m going to give you my guide
colourcolour
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101
improve aesthetics
catch peoples attention
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improve understanding
theory
practical
pick the right colours
data -> viz type
data -> colours
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perceptionperception
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associationsassociations
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highlightinghighlighting
emotionsemotions
themesthemes
COLOUR THEORYCOLOUR THEORY
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primary
red
blueyellow
“fundamental”
can’t be made by mixing
Primary +
primary
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secondary
green
purpleorange
Primary +
secondary
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tertiary
yellow-orange
red-orange red-purple
blue-green yellow-green
blue-purple
pick colours
colour harmony
pleasing to the eye
balance
chaotic
engaging
boring
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create harmony
complementary
opposite colours
High Contrast
COLOURS POP
warning
a
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once seen
cannot be unseen
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everywhereeverywhere
Why?
most films contain humans
skin tone
shadows
blue
highlights
orange
opposing concepts
movie posters
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default colours
great for showing
differences
how do we pick colours?
COLOUR PERCEPTION
COLOUR PERCEPTION
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Quiz Time
black blue?
white gold?
Another Question
what was the colour of the gorilla’s tie?
#1 rule when using
colour
Never distract
Always enhance
improve esthetics
improve understanding
what does the dress tell us?
people see colours
differently
cannot assume
Colour
blindness
red green
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Quiz Time
the BIG Question
can you use red/green?
NO!!!
NEVER!!!
Worse thaN Pie Charts!!!
Stephanie Evergreen
Bad
good
if the viz is just for you
limited audience
if its going to be public
Emily kundEmily kund
http://tinyurl.com/seeallthedata
use high contrast shades
example in a map
www.vischeck.com
NOT with a colour range
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only using discrete colours
Red
green
COLOUR ASSOCIATIONS
COLOUR ASSOCIATIONS
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fruityfruity
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berriesberries
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full bodied
full bodied
Red Wine
decided before they
tasted
we can use this in our data viz
Quiz Time
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politics?politics?
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map + blue + red = political
map + blue + red = political
map + blue + red = political
map + blue + red = political
colour is one of the first
things we see
assumptions
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BAD
negative
DANGER
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COLOUR HIGHLIGHTING
COLOUR HIGHLIGHTING
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biased highlighting
impartial highlighting
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How do Europe's all-time top goalscorers
compare to Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
How do Europe's all-time top goalscorers
compare to Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
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EMOTIONSEMOTIONS
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COLOUR THEMESCOLOUR THEMES
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tabpal.co
interworks colour tool
90%
10%
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@Matt_Francis
http://tinyurl.com/udemyzensontour