Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart
Took a lot of your comments into account, as well as some of my own thoughts. I tried to vastly simplify things. Here is an update, be glad to hear any thoughts. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/48702/timeline2.jpg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48697 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart
Thanks for the comments I haven't responded to yet. I'm working on revising it with many of these things in mind. @Oliamwright - can't see any comments at that link :( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48697 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart
If anyone knows how to remove a post in a thread - Jonathan didn't want his email on the site. I can't seem to do it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48697 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart
Thanks for the responses! I realize I made a couple mistakes when I changed some things in the alternate timeline. I wasn't sure if the circle would confuse people or not, it seems half and half. I'm open to suggestions as to what my help indicate a break from the old and a creation of a new timeline in that spot. I could have just made a straight line, I suppose. Here's what maybe people are not getting: 0 - Travel Origin is where the Geborga start going back. They go back 40 years to -40. They make a change, and the new universe spawns. That's the reason for the negative numbers - although I can see how that might not make sense reading it top down. They spend 24 years in the alternate universe, at which time things work out, but they are starting to suffer weird effects. They need to get back. They think jumping ahead 16 years will put them back at year 0 again - travel origin. And things will be all fixed and they are back where they started. Instead they are yanked back to their "own" universe. Because the universes are rushing away from each other though, time dilated (or whatever) and they went WAY into the future of their old universe, landing 432 years ahead. So maybe if I had dates instead of /- figures - at least in the original, that might help? (Numbers do represent years Dan.) It would be nice if somehow you could kind of follow one path through the chart, but it's hard to figure how to accomplish that. The tricky part is the "lost" years from 0 - 432 in the original. I can see how that is confusing to what is going on. @Dan - I have to explain this at a high level in the comic. I'm not sure if I am going to break this down and draw it to do that or what. I suppose I could make various versions based on which character you tracked. That might help things. Thoughts? Thanks for the great feedback, this is a pretty difficult thing to get my mind around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48697 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart
I've been working on this chart for awhile that has to do with my comic. It supposed to explain some large events that happened in the story via time travel. I could really use some more sets of eyes on this thing, because it's driving me crazy! It's also an exercise in information design for me, so it's not just for fun. It's my first real attempt at info design in fact. Anyway, I'd like to see if people can make heads or tails of it without any explanation from me. I would love any comments, pro or con. The info I'd give you is that the story takes place on Mars, "Geborga" are Martian scientists and John and Lian are astronauts that arrive later. The design - colors, fonts, I still consider somewhat rough. I'm trying to get the layout nailed first. See it here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/48702/timeline.jpg Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
