To build on your comment (which I think is spot on), we've mostly seen data visualization used to build interfaces designed to discover new things from data. Da

To build on your comment (which I think is spot on), we've mostly seen data visualization used to build interfaces designed to discover new things from data. Data visualization (currently) seems to be about letting the brain do what it does best and discern patterns from a bunch of data. But when we get into common tasks that have memorized workflows, visualizations might be too clunky of a way to work at it. For any given task, we all have learned a certain workflow that meets our needs in terms of efficiency, complication, and power. These goals aren't always the same goals as a visualization.