Small Multiples

Announcements Mid Term Exam is on Feb 27 Project Proposals are due the following week (March 6) Readings for the week of March 6:

Narratives of Space and Time (p. 97 - p.119) Color and Information I (p. 81 - p.87)

A Few IOV Related References The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Tufte, Edward R. ,1983, Graphics Press, Connecticut.

"The ways of organizing information are finite. It can only be organized by (1) category, (2) time, (3) location, (4) alphabet, or (5) continuum."

Visual Cues, Keller P. R. and M. M. Keller, 1993, USA: IEEE Computer Society Press and IEEE Press, 229p.

This book is organized in a fascinating way: "hardcopy hypermedia". ... and has a good chapter on Color: Managing a Complex Component.

Visual Explanations – Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative, Tufte, Edward R. , 1997, Graphics Press, Connecticut. Questions? The Structure of Today’s Lecture

Small Multiples Exercise: Small Multiples Small Group Question: Read page 67 and then answer the following question: According to Tufte "For a wide range of problems in data presentation, small multiples are the best design solution." Provide in a clear manner a few reasons why this is so. Key Concepts: Small Multiples At the heart of quantitative reasoning is a single question: "Compared to What?" (p. 67) keep the design constant and show data variation small multiples are inherently multivariate small multiples are shrunken graphics small multiples are very useful for showing temporal change comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan (p. 76) Discussion: Small Multiples page 77 (Riverini Spaghettini) page 79: What is the main graphic design point Tufte makes here? page 72 pages 70-71 Sample Examination Questions