Welcome to the vizKnowledge website!
vizKnowledge is an Information Visualization Knowledge Center website with a focus on providing everything you need to know to develop expertise in information visualization and communication.
What are visual analytics and information visualization? Have you heard the sayings “a picture is worth a thousand words” or “seeing is believing”? Visual representations of data are cognition aids — helping people to improve their thinking. Visual analytics and information visualization can help people to understand data better and to make informed decisions.
Who am I? My name is Chris Clark. Most of my career was spent consulting with executives and senior managers by leveraging the analysis and visualization of data in order to 1) enhance understanding, 2) develop insights, and 3) drive action. I graduated from Northwestern University with a Master’s Degree in Predictive Analytics (Data Science). I ran a consulting firm, Oakwood Systems, Inc., focused on analytics, automation, and visualization, for over 15 years. I retired from Fidelity Investments in 2021.
I’m passionate about applied analytics and information visualization. My hope is that you’ll visit here often and use my learnings, experience, and research to improve your own information visualization and communication skills.
I’d love to hear from you and share your own learnings and feedback related to information visualization. Feel free to use the Contact form to give me a shout. I also encourage you to subscribe to the vizKnowledge newsletter, check out this page to subscribe.
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