Information Visualization: Perception for Design
by Colin Ware
A research-grounded account of how human perception should shape the design of data displays and interactive visualizations.
Morgan Kaufmann · 2019 · 560 pages · ISBN 9780128128756
Topics: Information Design, Visual Perception, Color
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Why it matters
Ware connects visualization choices to what the visual system can detect, group, compare, and remember. It supplies deeper perceptual evidence for a collection rich in applied information design.
Best for
Best for data-visualization practitioners, researchers, and interface designers working on dense or interactive displays.
What you’ll learn
You will understand preattentive features, color perception, spatial organization, pattern, attention, and how these mechanisms affect the speed and accuracy of interpretation.


