See the attached file

Information Visualization

Lesson 1

Design Assignment

Assignment 1.1 -Guidelines for Creating an Information Visualization Assignment 1.2 -Exercise to Draw on the Knowledge You Already Have Assignment 1.3 -Exercise to identify ”Center Stage” for users to focus on

• In the week1 lectures, we looked at Edward Tufte’s four guidelines for creating an information visualization:

  • Graphical Excellence

  • Visual Integrity

  • Maximizing the Data-Ink Ratio

  • Aesthetic Elegance

• Please search, find, and upload a screenshot, photograph, or other image of an information visualization that you have seen. Then add a short description as to whether or not you think your chosen information visualization meets Tufte’s guidelines. In the designated ppt slide,

• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iP7_QZsC74rP1wU- LMWAhVlwR6PM8nAr/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116969707672870323679&rtpof=true&sd=true

• See samples in next page

Name: This is Sample

The above graphic was selected because of the visual aesthetics were prioritized over the clear communication of the data.

Graphical excellence Visual integrity Data-Ink ratio Aesthetic elegance

The graphic does not clearly represent the data. It is difficult to determine how the data compares to each other because of the different shapes and extra white space.

It is hard to tell if there is distortion to the data since the graphic shapes alter the overall perception of the data.

There is quite a bit of extraneous ink on the page that could be eliminated or simplified. Take the border shape for instance.

The overall design is missing the refined elegance necessary for providing the data in a simple readable form

Mental Map