Create and publish a new post with your visualization type as its title. Assign it the tag “Catalog” in the gear menu.
Describe your chosen visualization type in terms of the kinds of values it represents (e.g., fractions, integers, percentages, etc.) and the sorts of comparisons it enables or discourages.
Explain what forms of ‘pre-processing’ need to occur between the raw data and the ink/pixels in the resultant chart.
Explain the ‘mapping’ by which numerical/categorical/etc values are converted into positions, sizes, colors, textures, etc.
Include 3 images apiece to demonstrate ‘good’ and ‘bad’ uses of this visualization type.
Consult the Markdown Guide to help you format your text & images.
Assignment
Refine your Catalog entry based on the class discussion and see if you can find additional examples (with an emphasis on the ‘good’ uses of the form).
Read the first chapter of Graphesis. For every reading assignment, you will be expected to post a short (250–500 word) write-up summarizing what you took to be the ‘message’ of the piece, what you agreed or disagreed with, and what you’d be curious to hear your peers’ opinions about.
for this week's reading, you have an additional responsibility: pick one of the works cited in the chapter to investigate and collect some imagery and/or context. Include this in your write-up.
Be sure to add the tag "R1" to your post by clicking on the gear icon at the top of the screen.
Next week we'll have an in-class programming workshop. In preparation for that, please make sure you've got the following installed/set-up:
