Visual Data and New Forms of Visualizing Information

The field of information visualization stands as a communicative discipline that has undergone sustained growth and development across the centuries. Tracing its roots back to the initial manifestations in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia and progressing to contemporary forms shaped by advancements in information technology, visual communication has consistently proven to be a potent tool. Moreover, in recent years, its role as a journalistic genre has been fortified, particularly in response to the surge in data availability, which has given rise to new requirements and demands. This chapter explores some of the main features of the field in our days, together with some of the main challenges that this communicative tool has to deal with in order to build and strengthen its role as an instrument for the construction of public value.