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Revision as of 17:29, 29 October 2006
Basic Definiton
Jaques Bertin defined seven Visual Variables [Bertin, 1967] consisting of:
- Position
- Size
- Shape
- Value
- Color
- Orientation
- Texture
Since information is presented by computers, the addition of motion as a new visual variable gets important.
References
- Proceedings
- [Bertin, 1967] Bertin, Jaques: "Sémiologie Graphique". Paris: Editions Gauthier-Villars. Deutsche Übersetzung von Jensch, G.; Schade, D.; Scharfe, W.: Graphische Semiologie.Diagramme – Netze - Karten. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1974.
- [Skupin, 2000] Skupin, A: "From Metaphor to Method: Cartographic Perspectives on Information Visualization" IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization. October 9-10, 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [Carpendale, 2003] M. S. T. Carpendale: "Considering Visual Variables as a Basis for Information Visualisation", University of Calgary, Department of Computer Science, 2001-693-16, 2003