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Data Visualization. Data visualization vs. Information graphics. Variables. Color hue, brightness, saturation Texture Position Orientation Size Shape. Tools. Many Eyes MatLab Microsoft Excel Mini Tab Open Office Spreadsheet Processing
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Variables • Color hue, brightness, saturation • Texture • Position • Orientation • Size • Shape
Tools • Many Eyes • MatLab • Microsoft Excel • Mini Tab • Open Office Spreadsheet • Processing • Many other software, web-based, and open source tools
Common Types • Bar graphs • Line graphs • Stacked area charts • Pie charts • Ring charts • Scatter plots • Bubble charts • Tree diagrams • Diagram maps • Geographic Maps • Sankey diagrams • Other
Bar graphs http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project.cfm?id=25 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_chart http://labs.digg.com/stack/
Line graphs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart http://www.asis.org/Publications/ARIST/Vol37/figure3.jpg
Stacked area charts interactive chart http://flowingdata.com/2009/10/15/one-life-one-stacked-area-chart/
Diagram maps + geographic location http://delta.innosked.com/
Ring charts http://lab.kapit.fr/demo/ringchart/prod/index.html
Other Considerations • Universal symbols • Color blindness • Not too simple • Not too complex • Interactivity • Intended Media
Photographic From the book: Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, by Peter Menzel
Interactive Image http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/
Visualizing 1 million cups used on airplane flights every 6 hours by artist Chris Jordan
Vizlab@d.umn.edu Lisa Fitzpatrick, Laura Eagin, Michele Olsen Thanks a million!