A growing list of books, blogs and other useful resources. Just started, it will grow in the coming weeks and continue to expand over time. We earn a small percentage of the sales on Amazon links.
BOOKS
Visual compilations
Juan Velasco and Samuel Velasco. Taschen, 2016
First, our own book :). A compilation of the best cutaways and cross-section diagrams, with profiles of some of the great masters in the field. It’s also available in Japanese and Chinese (coming up in September 2021) editions.
General
Alberto Cairo. New Riders, 2012
The first of Alberto’s Cairos guide is an essential book.
Jonathan Schwabish. Columbia Univ. Press, 2021
A practical and comprehensive guide. Very useful and clear.
Dona M. Wong. W. W. Norton & Company, 2013
A former Graphics Director at The Wall Street Journal and former colleague at the NY Times, Dona Wong’s wrote one of most useful books for dataviz beginners. The best practices, do’s and dont’s of creating charts.
5W Blog 