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{{Definition|A visualization is '''effective''' if it addresses the capabilities of the human visual system. Since perception, and hence the mental image of a visual representation, varies among users, effectiveness is user-dependent. Nonetheless, some general rules for effective visualization have been established in the visualization community.}} | {{Definition|A visualization is '''effective''' if it addresses the capabilities of the human visual system. Since perception, and hence the mental image of a visual representation, varies among users, effectiveness is user-dependent. Nonetheless, some general rules for effective visualization have been established in the visualization community.}} | ||
{{Quotation |'''Effectiveness''' criteria identify which of these graphical languages [that are [[Expressiveness|expressive]]], in a given situation, is the most effective at exploiting the capabilities of the output medium and the human visual system.|[Mackinlay, 1986]}} | |||
see also: [[Expressiveness]], [[Appropriateness]] | see also: [[Expressiveness]], [[Appropriateness]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [Mackinlay 1986] Jock Mackinlay. Automating the Design of Graphical Presentations of Relational Information. ''ACM Transactions on Graphics'', 5(2):110-141, 1986. | |||
*[Schumann and Müller, 2000] Heidrun Schumann and Wolfgang Müller, Visualisierung - Grundlagen und allgemeine Methoden. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000. | *[Schumann and Müller, 2000] Heidrun Schumann and Wolfgang Müller, Visualisierung - Grundlagen und allgemeine Methoden. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000. | ||
*[Tominski, 2006] Christian Tominski, Event-Based Visualization for User-Centered Visual Analysis, PhD Thesis, Institute for Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 2006. | *[Tominski, 2006] Christian Tominski, Event-Based Visualization for User-Centered Visual Analysis, PhD Thesis, Institute for Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 2006. | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, 23 April 2008
A visualization is effective if it addresses the capabilities of the human visual system. Since perception, and hence the mental image of a visual representation, varies among users, effectiveness is user-dependent. Nonetheless, some general rules for effective visualization have been established in the visualization community.
Effectiveness criteria identify which of these graphical languages [that are expressive], in a given situation, is the most effective at exploiting the capabilities of the output medium and the human visual system.
[Mackinlay, 1986]
see also: Expressiveness, Appropriateness
References
- [Mackinlay 1986] Jock Mackinlay. Automating the Design of Graphical Presentations of Relational Information. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 5(2):110-141, 1986.
- [Schumann and Müller, 2000] Heidrun Schumann and Wolfgang Müller, Visualisierung - Grundlagen und allgemeine Methoden. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000.
- [Tominski, 2006] Christian Tominski, Event-Based Visualization for User-Centered Visual Analysis, PhD Thesis, Institute for Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 2006.