Iterating dataviz

with designers in the loop

Lucia Kocincova

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Iterations in hindsight

Iterations more realistically

Iterations realistically

Iterations realistically (part colours)

What's the problem?!

hard to develop and progress the ideas further

hard to draw conclusions to overall visual problem

hard to share versions during development

very hard to go back to a specific version

Does the process really matter?

NO

..but also YES

NO

..but also YES

hard to develop and progress the ideas further

hard to draw conclusions to overall visual problem

hard to share versions during development

very hard to go back to a specific version

Does the process really matter?

state main goal/question

Collaborating

Make possibilities visible

list data (with type/ranges)

indicate current mappings

sort into categories

state main goal/question

list data (with type/ranges)

indicate current mappings

sort into categories

Make possibilities visible

What are the main drivers of the issue?

time

name

sumValue

avgValue

level

type

[2015, 2018]

(unique)

[200, 25k]

[1k, 17.5k]

[1, 2, 3]

[R, B, K, I, A]

-

(label)

circle area

-

shape (3)

position

fill color

circle (outer)

sumValue

level

type

[200, 25k]

[1, 2, 3]

[R, B, K, I, A]

circle area

shape (2)

position

circle (inner)

-

-

type

form

color

position

circle (2) | circle (3)

type (3)

type + hierarchy

motion

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Looks familiar...

Preattentive attributes

(picture from

Interactive Visualization

by Bill Ferster)

(selected)

Preattentive attributes

(selected)

v1

Name

Semantic versioning

v2.0.0-beta

Doesn't have to include just numbers

v1.3.20

v12_flow_diagram_color_options

vDonut-chart-with-jam

_final

_final_final_really

v1.3.4
new idea/mapping
 developing same idea
minor change
<INSERT ANYTHING>
<THAT WORKS>
<FOR YOU>

v1

v1.3.20

Semantic versioning

create a tag

publish tags

see other tags

Tag

Git 101

repeat

(aka the slide with code)

git tag v1.0
git tag -a v1.0 -m "Pizza chart"
git push origin : v1.0
git tag
git push origin --tags

create a tag

publish tags

see other tags

repeat

Git 101

Tag

GitHub tags

GitHub tags

version

image

discussed ideas

Document

README

reasoning

...

version

image

discussed ideas

reasoning

...

README

Document

GitHub README

GitHub README

Name    Tag    Document

Benefits of combining

single source of truth

easier to share and discuss

easier to come back

            +         +

designers can contribute to Git

without necessarily

   opening a command line

single source of truth

easier to share and discuss

easier to come back

designers can contribute to Git

without necessarily

   opening a command line

Benefits of combining

the iteration                    the code             the steps

Name + Tag + Document

Check the repository:

Branches

Independent in this approach

you can apply it

   into your Git workflow

ideally branches are used

   throughout development

you can apply it

   into your Git workflow

ideally branches are used

   throughout development

Independent in this approach

Secret tips

there isn't one solution for all

experiment and bend the tools

the cake is a lie

share your ideas & experiments

the cake is a lie

there isn't one solution for all

experiment and bend the tools

share your ideas & experiments

About that...

About that...

Thank you

& fight climate breakdown!

 

Links

Git tags

Markdown for Readme

Illustrative GitHub repo

Gitflow Workflow

Image credits:

Semantic versioning

Git tags

Preattentive attributes  (interactive examples)

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