Mastering D3.js

Bring your data to life by creating and deploying complex data visualizations with D3.js

About This Book

• Create custom charts as reusable components to be integrated with existing projects
• Design data-driven applications with several charts interacting between them
• Create an analytics dashboard to display real-time data using Node and D3 with real world examples

Who This Book Is For

If you are a software developer working with data visualizations and want to build complex data visualizations, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of D3 framework is expected. With real-world examples, you will learn how to structure your applications to create enterprise-level charts and interactive dashboards.

In Detail

This is a practical guide with real-world examples that will help you to create custom charts, and integrate them with third-party libraries to create rich, engaging data-driven applications. Starting with the reusable chart pattern, we will take you through designing and creating complex, real-time data visualizations.

You will learn how to create reusable D3-based charts and integrate them into data visualization projects. You will get to know how to create and distribute a custom charting package. You will get acquainted with how to integrate D3 with mapping libraries to provide reverse geocoding and interactive maps.

This book culminates by showing you how to create enterprise-level dashboards to display real-time data.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Data Visualization
Chapter 2. Reusable Charts
Chapter 3. Creating Visualizations without SVG
Chapter 4. Creating a Color Picker with D3
Chapter 5. Creating User Interface Elements
Chapter 6. Interaction between Charts
Chapter 7. Creating a Charting Package
Chapter 8. Data-driven Applications
Chapter 9. Creating a Dashboard
Chapter 10. Creating Maps
Chapter 11. Creating Advanced Maps
Chapter 12. Creating a Real-time Application