DDVE design class. Information design

I presented this material with my colleague Priidu Zilmer as part of a two-day design workshop for Tartu University’s Design and Development of Virtual Environments Master’s program. See www.ddve.ee for more info.

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1. Information design
   

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2. 1854 London cholera
   Dr. John Snow
   Father of modern
   epidemiology
   

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3. Bar chart
   Edward R. Tufte. Visual Explanations
   

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4. Visual representation
   Edward R. Tufte. Visual Explanations
   

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5. 1812 Napoleon’s March
   

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6. Multiple dimensions
   • Size of the army
   • Position of the army on map
   • Location on certain dates
   • Temperature along the retreat
   

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7. Types of software
   • Information software
   • Manipulation software
   • Communication software
   Bret Victor. Magic Ink
   

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8. Information software design
   is graphic design
   Bret Victor. Magic Ink
   

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9. Pre-attentive attributes
   We perceive several basic attributes of visual
   images prior to and without the need for
   conscious awareness.
   Stephen Few. Now You See It
   

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10. Form: length
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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11. Form: width
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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12. Form: orientation
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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13. Form: size
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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14. Form: shape
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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15. Form: curvature
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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16. Form: enclosure
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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17. Form: blur
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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18. Color: hue
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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19. Color: intensity
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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20. Spatial position: 2-D
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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21. Spatial position: grouping
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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22. Motion: direction
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    

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23. Precise perception
    Stephen Few. Now You See It
    Length 2-D position
    

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24. Bar chart
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25. Line chart
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26. Scatterplot
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