Deceptive Designs: The Art of Misleading Data Visualizations
Summary
Data visualization is crucial in today's world because it enables individuals and organizations to comprehend complex information quickly, make informed decisions, and communicate insights effectively, fostering a deeper understanding of trends and patterns in the vast and intricate landscape of data.
What's more, data visualization serves as a powerful visual storytelling tool as it helps to convey compelling narratives by transforming raw data into accessible and engaging visuals that enhance understanding and communication of information.
Unfortunately, there are a number of reasons that designers may manipulate data visualizations to do more harm than good. By employing deceptive visual techniques, graphs, charts, and other visuals can be used to distort information and lead to inaccurate and even harmful interpretations.
Download the full PDF to learn more about the reasons data visualizations can be deceptive, how they're manipulated, and the impacts that these practices have on society.