Core Coursework
(take these in order)
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Editor's Notes
Start on your journey turning data into interactive visualizations! Anjana walks you through the fundamentals, so that you can a more smooth transition into starting to learn D3.js after this course. - ⠇
Data Visualization First Steps
Friendly, high-level intro to basic concepts of data visualization using Observable plot.
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Editor's Notes
D3.js lets you use your JavaScript abilities and turn data into visualizations that tell a story about your data. Note that if you use React, you might want to start with the D3.js for React Developers course. - ⠇
Introduction to D3.js
Build custom charts with D3.js using data binding with the enter-update-exit pattern. Learn scales and animation between different D3 layouts.
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This custom data visualization course walks you through the entire process, from start to design to developing a visualization from scratch. - ⠇
Building Custom Data Visualizations
Learn visualization principles and process for building custom advanced data visualizations with D3.js and SVG with Shirley Wu.
Elective Coursework
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SVG Essentials & Animation, v2
Learn how to build and optimize SVG – the scalable graphics format for the web that can achieve impressively small filesizes for fast-loading websites!
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Creative Coding with Canvas & WebGL
You'll learn about generative art, interactive animations, 3D graphics with ThreeJS, and custom shaders in GLSL. Apply creative coding skills to real-world jobs.
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Advanced Creative Coding with WebGL & Shaders
Go deeper into creative coding and 3D graphics programming using WebGL, ThreeJS, and GLSL. In this course, you'll learn 3D vectors and shader effects.
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Web Audio Synthesis & Visualization
Learn to create sounds using nothing but code! Synthesize and visualize audio, and add fun effects with JavaScript. Use these skills to build audio into games, web applications, or even art projects in the browser.
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Data Visualization for React Developers
Learn the best practices on how to use D3.js and React to generate the data for these visualizations, and how to use React to render them.
