I guess this brings us right back to Richard MacDuff's "Anthem" programme which attempted much the same but with music in the first Dirk Gently book (coming soon to Radio 4)...
On 14/08/07, Kim Plowright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the point here is 'does the visualisation of the data adds > meaning, or is just pretty to look at?'. > > Does your visualisation tell people more about the data set than the > raw numbers? Is it 'legible'? Does it expose trends and meaning that > would otherwise be hidden to all but the most numerate? Does it let > someone reach sound conclusions faster, or navigate quicker, or become > more accurate? > > Which is Tufte territory, not Nielsen. > http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/ > > Not that there's anything wrong with pretty, but good datavis is about > adding layers of meaning, as well as the layers of aesthetics. > > Its possible to remove the 'data' during the visualisation process and > turn it in to a purely aesthetic entertainment experience, too. Some > of the Jonathan Harris stuff does this - it's information as > spectacle. Fun to look at, not 'wrong' per se, but a terrible way of > actually turning data -> information -> knowledge. > > Useful or Playful? Is the question to ask. > > > Some of these seem to be of dubious real use. Has anyone put any of > them > > though Jakob Nielsen-style user testing? > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
