Dona Wong began her career in visual journalism at The New York Times, became the graphics director for The Wall Street Journal in 2001, and was previously the strategy director for information design at the global consulting firm Siegel+Gale. Today she is Vice President, Digital and Multimedia Communications, at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Wong holds an MFA from Yale University and lives in New York City. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent those of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
An essential reference for anyone who needs to effectively convey quantitative information using graphs. Everyone will learn something from reading this book. -- Joseph Tracy, executive vice president and director of research, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Dona Wong's outstanding new book artfully blends lessons on data analysis and graphic design. She shows us how to make our complex, confusing graphs and presentations both simple and powerful. -- Peter Tufano, Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School We live in an increasingly data-driven world, and Dona Wong does a masterful job of explaining how to make data come alive and tell the truth in an engaging way. -- Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody's Economy.com Dona Wong's professional advice advances the art of information graphics. -- Gene Zelazny, director of visual communications, McKinsey & Company