Exploring creative innovative modes of visual communication of information
What makes an information graphic beautiful?
I read Brad Paleys comments in Creative Review Mar 08 that he thought it came from 'the accurate and comfortable representation of data' (centaur publications)
I have read Vande Moere and Lau's examinings of aesthetics in data visaulisation with their measures determining a circular sunburst style to be most beautiful.
Is it symmetry, balance in design?
Colour Harmony?
Simplicity?
Font Style?
please share your thoughts/readings. quote for the books above if you have read them, please, review the books if you read them and post here. I am finally getting round to writing up my research for my thesis. Your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
Yuri Engelhardt’s critical review of Edward Tufte’s Beautiful Evidence
http://yuriweb.com/tufte/
http://pingmag.jp/2007/03/23/infosthetics-form-follows-data/
Lau A. and Vande Moere A. (2007), “Towards a Model of Information Aesthetic Visualization”, IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV’07), IEEE, Zurich , Switzerland, pp. 87-92.
http://web.arch.usyd.edu.au/~andrew/publications/iv07.pdf
Cawthon N. and Vande Moere A. (2007), “The Effect of Aesthetic on the Usability of Data Visualization”, IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV’07), IEEE, Zurich , Switzerland, pp. 637-648
http://web.arch.usyd.edu.au/~andrew/publications/iv07b.pdf
quite the hoard at http://web.arch.usyd.edu.au/~andrew/
http://www.informationesthetics.org/node/28
http://www.informationesthetics.org/node/27
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I created this site basically because I have developed an extended interest in and to collect inspirational, good graphics. I try to collect examples that explore creative innovative modes of visual communication of information.
Things like maps, diagrams, info graphics, mind maps, brainstorms, sketchbooks, notebooks, flowcharts, scientific visualization, data visualizations etc. As I say they are very good resources of inspiration for various design jobs as they solve communication problems using easy to understand graphics.
Seems a mouthful but basically great graphics that look great (form) and communicate detailed info quickly and easily (function). Image Copyrights
If any of the images featured are in violation of any copyrights I sincerely apologises and would ask you get in touch asap through the community and hopefully the problem can beresolved.
Anyone wishing to utilise these images, please try to retain as much of the detail as I have as regards to its source, creator/authors.
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