====== Basic Settings ======
  * [[https://inkscape.org/|Inkscape]]: free tool for figures. advanced users may use illustrator.
  * [[https://color.adobe.com/|adobe color CC]]: color palette 
  * [[https://thenounproject.com/|the noun project]]: icons
  * [[http://www.codecademy.com/|javascript]]
  * [[https://www.google.com/fonts|fonts]]

====== Good examples ======
  * US state maps and interactions: [[http://metrocosm.com/new-york-city-property-values-in-perspective/|metrocosm]]
  * [[datavisualization:nsfchallenge]]
  * [[viz_examples]]
====== Plots ======

  * [[http://www.highcharts.com/|Highcharts]]: easily implementable tool
  * [[http://raw.densitydesign.org/|RAW]]: tools to make a vector graphic; built on D3.JS
  * [[http://d3js.org/|d3]]: low level; high degree of freedom
  * [[https://datawrapper.de/|datawrapper]]: easy tool for chart; does not work with large data
  * [[http://datavizcatalogue.com/|visualisation catalogue]]: the data visualisation catalogue; details are missed but provide a list of available frames.
  * [[http://datavisu.al/|Datavisual]]: charting tool
  * [[http://www.tableau.com/|Tableau]]: software + app; can be costly. 
  * [[http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/1153292|Mobile patent sue]]: [[http://www.d3noob.org/2013/03/d3js-force-directed-graph-example-basic.html | details]]

  * Infographic: 
    * [[http://visage.co/|Visage]]: on demand service
    * [[https://infogr.am/|Infogram]]: tool for graphic
====== Schools ======
  * [[http://www.thisismetis.com/|Methis]]: Data Science Bootcamps

====== Books ======
  * [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Data-Points-Visualization-Means-Something-ebook/dp/B00C2WKEFK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=|data points]]: by Nathan Yau
  * [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Information-Beautiful-David-McCandless/dp/0007294662|Information is Beautiful]] by David McCandless
  * [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Visual-Display-Quantitative-Information/dp/0961392142|The visual display of quantitative information]] by Edward R. Tufte
  * [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Information-Graphics-Sandra-Rendgen/dp/3836528797|Information Graphics]] by Sandra Rendgen
  * The best practice
    * The best American Inforgraphics 2013 by Gareth Cook
    * Visual Storytelling: Inspiring a new visual language (Gestalten)
    * Understanding the World by Sandra Rengren
    * Around the World --The Atlas for today (Gestalten)
    * Knowledge is Beautiful by David McCandless

====== Blogs/References ======
  * [[http://flowingdata.com/|flowingdata]]
  * [[http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/|Information is Beautiful Awards]]: excellent examples of visualization
  * [[http://visualizing.org/|visualizing.org]]: interesting examples.
  * [[http://www.fastcodesign.com/|Fast co. design]]: blog?
  * [[http://www.cjr.org/data_points/|Columbia Journalism datapoints]]: blog on interesting Data visualization
  * [[http://visualoop.com/|Visualoop]]: examples; mainly maps.
  * [[http://visual.ly/Visually]]: example and on-demand with payment.
  * [[http://graphicdigitalagency.com/|agency]]: running the Guardian Masterclass
  * [[https://www.behance.net/|behance]]: design inspiration
  * [[http://viz.wtf/|WTF visualization]]: bad examples
  * Other News/Magazines
    * [[http://www.theguardian.com/data| the Guardian]]
    * [[http://www.nytimes.com/upshot/?_r=0|NYT the upshot]]

====== Data to play with ======
  * [[http://data.worldbank.org/|world bank]]
  * [[http://data.un.org/|UN]]
  * [[http://www.data.gov/|US data gov]]
  * [[https://www.data.go.kr|Korea data gov]]
  * [[http://data.gov.uk/|UK data gov]]
  * [[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements|UK data]]
  * [[http://data.london.gov.uk/|London data]]