Learn D3.js: Create Stunning Interactive Web Visualizations with D3.js v7 and Modern JavaScript - Softcover

Helder Da Rocha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1837636869 ISBN 13: 9781837636860

Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account, 2026

Synopsis

Master data visualization with D3.js v7 using modern web standards and real-world projects to build interactive charts, maps, and visual narratives.

Key Features

• Build dynamic, data-driven visualizations using D3.js v7 and ES2015+
• Create bar, scatter, and network charts, geographic maps, and more
• Learn through step-by-step tutorials backed by hundreds of downloadable examples
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Learn D3.js, Second Edition is a fully updated guide to building interactive, standards-compliant web visualizations using D3.js v7 and modern JavaScript. Whether you're a developer, designer, data journalist, or analyst, this book helps you master the core techniques for transforming data into compelling, meaningful visuals.

Beginning with fundamentals like selections, data binding, and SVG, the book progressively covers scales, axes, animations, hierarchical data, and geographical maps. Each chapter includes short examples and a full hands-on project with downloadable code you can run, modify, and use in your own work.

This new edition introduces improved chapter structure, updated code samples using ES2015 standards, and better formatting for readability. A dedicated chapter focuses on integrating D3 with modern frameworks like React and Vue, along with performance, accessibility, and deployment strategies. An appendix helps users migrate from older versions of D3.

With thoughtful pedagogy and a practical approach, this book remains one of the most thorough and respected resources for learning D3.js.

What you will learn

• Bind data to DOM elements and apply transitions and styles
• Build bar, line, pie, scatter, tree, and network charts
• Create animated, interactive behaviors with zoom, drag, and tooltips
• Visualize hierarchical data, flows, and maps using D3 layouts and projections
• Use D3 with HTML5 Canvas for high-performance rendering
• Develop accessible and responsive D3 apps for all screen sizes
• Integrate D3 with frameworks like React and Vue
• Migrate older D3 codebases to version 7

Who this book is for

This book is for web developers, data journalists, designers, analysts, and anyone who wants to create interactive, web-based data visualizations. A basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is recommended. No prior knowledge of SVG or D3 is required.

Table of Contents

1. Data-driven Documents
2. Essential SVG for D3
3. Essential Web Technologies for D3
4. Quick start
5. Selections and data binding
6. Loading and parsing data files
7. Data manipulation, generation and formatting
8. Axes
9. Scales
10. Colors
11. Shape and layout generators
12. Events and transitions
13. Interactive behaviors
14. Trees and other hierarchies
15. Interactive hierarchical visualizations
16. Flows and networks
17. Force-directed simulations
18. Geographical data
19. Interactive maps
20. D3 applications
21. Migrating
22. Observable notebooks

About this title

About the Author

Helder teaches, writes and develops applications with Java and Web technologies since 1995. In 1996 he wrote one of the first books in Portuguese about HTML and JavaScript, and since then he created hundreds of presentations, tutorials, and course materials on Java, Java EE, programming tools, patterns, techniques, methodologies, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, XML and related technologies, data visualization, Arduino and Internet of Things. He holds a masters degree in Computer Science. He also has a background in the visual arts and design and has some of his artwork in permanent museum exhibits. He lives in Brazil, where he works as an independent consultant, developer and instructor and a frequent speaker at technological events.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1837636869
• ISBN 13: 9781837636860
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 804