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Welcome to INFO 424 “Information Visualization and Aesthetics”

Welcome to INFO 424 “Information Visualization and Aesthetics”. Taught by Marilyn Ostergren (call me ‘Marilyn’). GOAL FOR TODAY What is ‘Information Visualization’? What information can be visualized? How does this class work?. What is ‘Information Visualization’?.

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Welcome to INFO 424 “Information Visualization and Aesthetics”

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  1. Welcome to INFO 424 “Information Visualization and Aesthetics” Taught by Marilyn Ostergren (call me ‘Marilyn’)

  2. GOAL FOR TODAY What is ‘Information Visualization’? What information can be visualized? How does this class work?

  3. What is ‘Information Visualization’?

  4. ‘Information Visualization is a process that transforms data, information and knowledge into a form that relies on the human visual system to perceive its embedded information.’-Gershon and Page (2001)

  5. Examples

  6. Here is some information/data/knowledge: The wind turbines that Seattle City Light owns (which supply some of the UW’s power) are 245 feet tall

  7. The UW residence halls are some of the largest and smallest Buildings on campus

  8. YOUR TASK: Envision a visual display for the following information….

  9. What are the tallest buildings in the world?

  10. What causes snoring?

  11. How are the various programming languages related? When were they created?

  12. ActionScript 2.0 2003 ActionScript 3.0 2006

  13. Where do Federal tax dollars go?

  14. …what isn’t information visualization?

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  16. What kinds of information lends itself to visualization?

  17. VISUAL POTENTIAL

  18. WHY?

  19. YOUR TASK: What type of visual potential has been exploited here?

  20. How to Create an Information Visualization (how you will learn to create information Visualizations in INFO 424)

  21. You work for the NY Times, producing interactive graphics. The Olympics are happening…

  22. Technical Skills – Illustrator, Excel & Flash tools & strategies Knowledge of design principles Repertoire of visualization strategies Understanding of the process

  23. About 17 of every 200 MEN Less than 1 of every 200 WOMEN

  24. Chances are that 2 of you are colorblind….

  25. How does this class work? LABS! Grading

  26. http://courses.washington.edu/info424

  27. Lab instructions

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