Response to “The Anti-Sublime Ideal in New Media” Lev Manovich
In this reading, Lev Manovich examines a number of new media projects which could loosely be categorized under the umbrella of “data visualizations” and attempts to »
Response to Software Takes Command by Lev Manovich
In the introductory chapter of his book Software Takes Command, Lev Manovich posits that “software has become our interface with the world” (2). He points out »
“Subtleties of Color” by Robert Simmons
Patrick Serr Reading #5 - 10/25/17 ——————— Through a series of blog posts under the heading “Subtleties of Color,” Roberts Simmons examines the ways in »
Response #4
How do you make an “ethical” graphic? How do you avoid misleading a reader as to what is being said, while still editorializing enough to ensure »
Graphesis - Ch. 3-4 Response
In the final chapters of her book, Drucker moves from discussions of historical forms of data visualizations to contemporary ones, exploring the Graphical User Interface as »
Graphesis - Chapter 2 Response
In this chapter, Drucker continues her investigation into the historical origins of various graphical forms. She does so in order to provide the reader with a »
Tree and Graph Models
Both “tree" and “graph” models can be considered broad categories of types of representations. A "tree" diagram hierarchically order data connected by lines of branches. Nodes »
Patrick Serr - Graphesis Chpt. 1 Discussion
In the first chapter of Graphesis, Johanna Drucker does an excellent job of creating a timeline of innovations in the field of what she terms “visual »