Data Visualisation Techniques and Polish Workshop - Visualizing Marathon
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The document outlines a data visualization process that includes exploration, analysis, and development of interactive prototypes tailored to audience needs. It emphasizes balancing author-driven narratives with viewer-driven exploration, employing various visual encoding techniques. Additionally, it highlights challenges in data visualization through specific examples and encourages awareness of design principles.
Data Visualisation Techniques and Polish Workshop - Visualizing Marathon
- 2. Our Process Iteration Explore and analyse Develop detailed data. Define design and Develop and deploy requirements and visualisation visualisation conceptual design. prototypes. Feedback Exploration Design Development Gather and review data Create interactive prototypes Develop select visualisation Assess audience needs Design technical architecture Implement server backend Sketch conceptual designs Design detailed interactions Handover and training Produce data profile
- 3. Author driven vs Viewer driven Martini Glass Author driven, linear narrative initially Opens up to viewer driven at end Tell a story then exploration e.g. Interactive news Interactive Slideshow Balance of author and viewer driven Exploration at each stage Primarily linear narrative Drill Down Story Viewer driven narrative Initial high level overview Viewer then drills into detail e.g. Interactive map J. Heer
- 4. Form Visual Encoding Orientation Line Length Line Width Size Shape Curvature Enclosure Motion Colour Position Intensity Hue 2-D Position Grouping Ware
- 5. Gestalt Principles of Visual Perception Similarity Similarity Connection Continuity Closure Enclosure Proximity Proximity Proximity
- 6. Tricks and techniques Curves Circles Fade and Highlight Motion Radial Motion Rotation Colour and opacity Interaction Flink Labs
- 8. UN Global Pulse Challenge
- 9. World Economic Forum Data Visualisation Challenge
- 10. World Water Day Visualisation Challenge
- 11. Things to watch out for!