visual representation of information
visual reasoning
Every data visualization is information graphic
but
not every information graphic is data visualization
Pseudo
PopChartLab 2013
TypeCode 2017
Dancsák András
Dancsák András
hard to find anything
Stefanie Posavec 2008
Alessandro Coco 2007
Szűcs Krisztina 2015
Shows the data clearly
Argues clearly
Shows the important
Does not show unnecessary graphic elements
Makes complexity understandable
Does not simplify complexity
Planned, designed, detailed
Does not despise the public
Similarity
Closedness
Proximity
Common fate
Continuity
Max Wertheimer
Moiré-effect
dense or overlaying lines, dots can show a third pattern
Hermann-grid
Hering-illusion
the two horizontal lines are not convex but paralells
Jastraw-illusion
Blue-Green illusion
the importance of colour pairing
point
line
shape
form
position
length
angle
direction
shape
size
colour
more accurate
length
angle
direction
shape
size
colour
less accurate
position
accuracy does not mean effectiveness!
position
length
angle
direction
increasement
size
colour
decreasement
pattern
outlier
noise
length
angle
direction
shape
size
colour
position
carthesian
polar
cartographic
axis y
data source:
scale
axis x
grid
title
Annotation
grid
zero line
label
frame?
sequential colouring?
fonttype difficult to read?
contour?
jailhouse grid?
pictorial background?
hue
saturation
luminance
warm
cool
saturation
category
grouping
highlighting
ordering
distribution