D3 Tips and Tricks: Interactive Data Visualization
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D3 Tips and Tricks: Interactive Data Visualization

Beginner

144 Lessons

102h 30min

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D3 Tips and Tricks: Interactive Data Visualization

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131 Playgrounds
9 Quizzes
295 Illustrations

Course Overview

In this course you will explore D3.js, a JavaScript library used for data visualization. You will start your journey into D3 with a simple line graph. You will learn to break the example down into its components and create variations of the graph by individually tinkering with each component. You will then dive into how to draw elements in D3, such as geometric shapes and paths. In addition, you will learn to apply various styles to these elements and adjust their attributes. Towards the back half, you wi...Show More

Course Content

1

Introduction

What Do We Need to Get Started?What is D3.js?
2

Starting with a Simple Graph

A Simple GraphHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)D3 JavaScriptSetting Up the Margins and the Graph AreaGetting the DataFormatting the Date and TimeSetting Scales, Domains, and RangesAdding Data to the Line FunctionAdding the SVG ElementActually Drawing Something!Challenge: Change X-Axis DisplayChallenge Solution: Change X-Axis DisplayChallenge: Line PropertiesChallenge Solution: Line PropertiesQuiz on Simple Graph ConceptsAuthor's Note
3

Things We Can Do with the Simple Graph

Setting Up and Configuring the AxesChanging the Number of Ticks on an AxisRotating Text Labels for a Graph AxisFormatting a Date and Time Axis with Specified ValuesAdding the X-Axis LabelAdding the Y-Axis LabelHow to Add a Title to Your GraphChange a Line Chart Into a Scatter PlotSmoothing out Graph LinesMake a Dashed LineFilling an Area Under the GraphAdding a Drop ShadowAdding Grid Lines to a GraphAdding More Than One Line to a GraphLabelling Multiple Lines on a GraphMultiple Axes for a GraphChallenge: FormattersChallenge Solution: FormattersChallenge: Rotate TitleChallenge Solution: Rotate TitleQuiz on More Simple Graph Concepts
4

Elements, Attributes, and Styles

The Framework for D3 ElementsElements: Circle, Ellipse, and RectangleElements: Line, Polyline, Polygon, and PathElements: Clipped PathElements: TextAttributes: PointsAttributes: TransformAttributes: Width, Height, Length, and TextStyles: Fill, Stroke, Opacity, and Fill-OpacityStyles: Stroke-Opacity, Width, Dasharray, and LinecapStyles: Writing-Mode and Glyph-Orientation-VerticalUsing Styles in Cascading Style SheetsChallenge: Draw an EllipseChallenge Solution: Draw an EllipseChallenge: Overlapping CirclesChallenge Solution: Overlapping CirclesQuiz on Elements, Attributes, and Styles
5

Bar Charts and Histograms

Bar Charts and HistogramsBar ChartsHistogramsChallenge: Bar ChartsChallenge Solution: Bar ChartsChallenge: HistogramChallenge Solution: HistogramQuiz on Bar Charts and Histograms
6

Tree Diagrams

15 Lessons

7

Sankey Diagrams

9 Lessons

8

Bullet Charts

9 Lessons

9

Mapping with D3.js

9 Lessons

10

Assorted Tips and Tricks

25 Lessons

11

D3.js Examples Explained

11 Lessons

12

Conclusion

1 Lesson

COURSE AUTHOR
Malcolm Maclean

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