Free Hands-On Book
Over a half-million readers have viewed the open-access online edition of Hands-On Data Visualization, co-authored by Jack Dougherty and Ilya Ilyankou. See also the 2021 print and e-book editions of our book, published by O’Reilly Media.
Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with easy drag-and-drop tools, such as Google Sheets and Datawrapper. You’ll also gradually learn how to edit open-source code templates built with Leaflet mapping on GitHub.
Hands-On Data Visualization takes you step-by-step through tutorials, real-world examples, and online resources. This book is ideal for students, educators, community activists, non-profit organizations, small business owners, local governments, journalists, researchers, or anyone who wants to take data out of spreadsheets and turn it into lively interactive stories. No coding experience is required.
