D3 Tips and Tricks: Interactive Data Visualization

Gain insights into D3.js, and learn to create and style interactive visuals. Delve into line graphs, bar charts, histograms, and more to master data visualization with D3.

Beginner

144 Lessons

102h 30min

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into D3.js, and learn to create and style interactive visuals. Delve into line graphs, bar charts, histograms, and more to master data visualization with D3.

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This course includes

131 Playgrounds

9 Quizzes

This course includes

131 Playgrounds

9 Quizzes

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

Introduction

Get familiar with essential tools and concepts for beginner-friendly interactive data visualization using D3.js.

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

Starting with a Simple Graph

Get started with creating simple D3 graphs, integrating HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

A Simple Graph HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)D3 JavaScript Setting Up the Margins and the Graph Area Getting the Data Formatting the Date and Time Setting Scales, Domains, and Ranges Adding Data to the Line Function Adding the SVG Element Actually Drawing Something!Challenge: Change X-Axis Display Challenge Solution: Change X-Axis Display Challenge: Line Properties Challenge Solution: Line Properties Quiz on Simple Graph Concepts Author's Note

Things We Can Do with the Simple Graph

Work your way through enhancing D3 visualizations by configuring axes, customizing labels, and adding multiple graph features.

Elements, Attributes, and Styles

Grasp the fundamentals of adding, manipulating, and styling elements in D3.js visualizations.

The Framework for D3 Elements Elements: Circle, Ellipse, and Rectangle Elements: Line, Polyline, Polygon, and Path Elements: Clipped Path Elements: Text Attributes: Points Attributes: Transform Attributes: Width, Height, Length, and Text Styles: Fill, Stroke, Opacity, and Fill-Opacity Styles: Stroke-Opacity, Width, Dasharray, and Linecap Styles: Writing-Mode and Glyph-Orientation-Vertical Using Styles in Cascading Style Sheets Challenge: Draw an Ellipse Challenge Solution: Draw an Ellipse Challenge: Overlapping Circles Challenge Solution: Overlapping Circles Quiz on Elements, Attributes, and Styles

Bar Charts and Histograms

Dig deeper into creating and distinguishing between bar charts and histograms using D3.js.

Bar Charts and Histograms Bar Charts Histograms Challenge: Bar Charts Challenge Solution: Bar Charts Challenge: Histogram Challenge Solution: Histogram Quiz on Bar Charts and Histograms

Tree Diagrams

15 Lessons

Focus on creating and styling interactive tree diagrams with hierarchical and flat data.

Sankey Diagrams

9 Lessons

Master the steps to create and format Sankey diagrams in D3.js, ensuring effective data visualization.

Bullet Charts

9 Lessons

Step through creating and customizing bullet charts using D3.js, with challenges included.

Mapping with D3.js

9 Lessons

Unpack the core of geographical data management, map creation, zooming, panning, and interactive challenges.

10.

Assorted Tips and Tricks

25 Lessons

Examine tips for tooltips, color gradients, transitions, event handling, filtering, user inputs, and incorporating HTML in D3.js.

11.

D3.js Examples Explained

11 Lessons

Enhance your skills in creating interactive multi-line and difference charts with D3.js.

12.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Congratulations on mastering D3 for interactive data visualization and advanced graph techniques.

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