InfoVis Chapter 1 - Data Types and Colors

Data Types

• We can use various graphical elements to create visual representations of data.
• There are different Types of Data and Datasets for which the visualizations will be different

Color

To better understand Color and the ways you can use it, think about Color Perception and the different Color Models:

• RGB Color Model
• CMYk Color Model
• HSV Color Model
• HSL Color Model

which can be classified into Additive Color Model and Subtractive Color Model.
A visual representation of a Color Space is called Color Gamut. You can use Color Maps to assign data to colors.

Programming Assignments

Hex To RGB
RGB To Hex
Interpolated Color Scale
Interpolated Two Color Scale
Interpolated Color Scale HSV
Rainbow Color Scale