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Benoit's book is breath of fresh air, providing an equal platform between fine art and science, closing a gap not found in other information visualization textbooks. Benoit's expertise in the field brings out the aesthetic and artistic side of InfoViz without compromising the science side of data. The beauty lies in the real-life examples and on-hands, experiential approach to the field. -- Anastasia S. Varnalis-Weigle, Assistant Professor, Information and Library Science, University of Maine at Augusta Benoit successfully covers a range of intersecting topics in information visualization, from the technical to the aesthetic. He brings clarity to this complex space using a number of well-selected examples, and his interdisciplinary approach makes it accessible to a range of students and professionals. -- James E. Andrews, Director, School of Information, University of South Florida This book is an original voice from an expert in information visualization. By building on easy-to-learn skills, it combines basics of web development with knowledge of information visualization and gives simple tips to improve visual aesthetics through the design. Practical tools introduced in the book allow a hands-on experience. I highly recommend this book as a DIY for any one interested in the field. -- Banafsheh Asadi, School of Information Studies, McGill University

Benoit's book is breath of fresh air, providing an equal platform between fine art and science, closing a gap not found in other information visualization textbooks. Benoit's expertise in the field brings out the aesthetic and artistic side of InfoViz without compromising the science side of data. The beauty lies in the real-life examples and on-hands, experiential approach to the field. -- Anastasia S. Varnalis-Weigle, Assistant Professor, Information and Library Science, University of Maine at Augusta Benoit successfully covers a range of intersecting topics in information visualization, from the technical to the aesthetic. He brings clarity to this complex space using a number of well-selected examples, and his interdisciplinary approach makes it accessible to a range of students and professionals. -- James E. Andrews, Director, School of Information, University of South Florida

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Gerald Benoît, Ph.D., teaches across a range of interrelated topics - information science, computer science, programming, web design, systems analysis, visual communication, and information visualization.  He teaches data science courses for UC Berkeley’s Data Science program.  Before joining UC Berkeley, Prof. Benoît was a faculty member at Simmons College for fifteen years, teaching in the information science and computer science programs.  There he taught at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.   Prof. Benoît’s background includes training in graphic arts and production, at one time art director and partner in the advertising firm Imada, Wong, Park, + Benoît (continues as IW Group), and as an information scientist writing on human-computer interaction, information visualization and aesthetics, communications theory, and language models in search engine design. Prof. Benoît has been an invited lecturer at Harvard University, the University of Rhode Island, Simmons College, and elsewhere to lecture on the opportunities of visualization in business, as a service, and professional education.

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