Teaching talk:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 03 - Aufgabe 3: Difference between revisions
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* The black background - although it probably made sence in the original context - could be removed -> the text colored black | * The black background - although it probably made sence in the original context - could be removed -> the text colored black | ||
* The headlines background shouldn't differ a lot from the main background color, to not draw away attention from the data | * The headlines background shouldn't differ a lot from the main background color, to not draw away attention from the data | ||
* Enhance the use of ink in a way, that simmilar categories get more simmilar colors, but still having enough difference between the colors | * <strike>Enhance the use of ink in a way, that simmilar categories get more simmilar colors</strike>, but still having enough difference between the colors | ||
* Rethink, if all caregories are needed. If not, add unrelevant data to the 'other' section (e.g. animal fat). | * Rethink, if all caregories are needed. If not, add unrelevant data to the 'other' section (e.g. animal fat). | ||
* Soften the colors of the less relevant data compared to the important one (important are: meat, cereals, ?); 'other' should be least prominent; | * <strike>Soften the colors of the less relevant data compared to the important one (important are: meat, cereals, ?);</strike> 'other' should be least prominent; | ||
* Remove the decoration element in the middle of the graphs, because it just distracts. | * Remove the decoration element in the middle of the graphs, because it just distracts. | ||
* Text below the image: display the words referring to categories of the graphs italic. | * Text below the image: display the words referring to categories of the graphs italic. | ||
* Hues like black and red | * Hues like black and red tend to drag more attention than others, don't ose them if this is not intended | ||
* Reorder | * <strike>Reorder the data, so that the graphs begin with the most important category,</strike> the least important at the end | ||
* Rotated text is bad, dont use it like the years. | * Rotated text is bad, dont use it like the years. | ||
* <strike>Border around the graphs and their related explanations?</strike> Not good | * <strike>Border around the graphs and their related explanations?</strike> Not good |
Revision as of 16:28, 5 December 2009
Violation of Rules:
- Rule 3: Colors in the given diagrams are meaningful, but the diagrams could be better arranged.
- Rule 5: Colors of the lines are bad. Red and green in a diagram is not good (color blindness, Rule 8)
- Rule 6: Colors are not enough different (f.e. green or yellow)
- The diagrams have no expressiveness. No declaration of percentual values or constants.
- Contrast between background and foreground is not optimal (especially expression)
- Unnötige "non-data-ink" muss aus dem Diagrammen raus (zB. Abteilungen zwischen den Diagrammen)
- Diagrams shoud be rebuild. At the moment it is not realy clear, would data should be shown, what should be compared etc.
- Sequenzing diagrams to simplify the readability (from left to right, from top to bottom)
- Consider WHAT, WHEN, WHO, WHERE in the diagrams
(UE-InfoVis0910 0526452 16:11, 3 December 2009 (CET))
Additional Ideas/ Critics:
- Introduction mentions US, but no graph about US itself.
- No percentage on graphs. No exact values plotted --> no exact message
- Black background (no data-ink) --> bad contrast
- Is any data more important?
- Detailed legend for every graph --> may be replaced by legends included inside the graph, so reader is able to derive this info by himself
- colors are not very distinct
some more redesign ideas
- The black background - although it probably made sence in the original context - could be removed -> the text colored black
- The headlines background shouldn't differ a lot from the main background color, to not draw away attention from the data
Enhance the use of ink in a way, that simmilar categories get more simmilar colors, but still having enough difference between the colors- Rethink, if all caregories are needed. If not, add unrelevant data to the 'other' section (e.g. animal fat).
Soften the colors of the less relevant data compared to the important one (important are: meat, cereals, ?);'other' should be least prominent;- Remove the decoration element in the middle of the graphs, because it just distracts.
- Text below the image: display the words referring to categories of the graphs italic.
- Hues like black and red tend to drag more attention than others, don't ose them if this is not intended
Reorder the data, so that the graphs begin with the most important category,the least important at the end- Rotated text is bad, dont use it like the years.
Border around the graphs and their related explanations?Not good- Possible new structure of the graphs:
- Keep each region in a different graph. Putting them all together would lead to chaos.
- Use a bar diagram, each bar is a category, the years are put next to each other
- or use a line diagram instead with the years as horizontal developing. The categories are represented by different lines and different colors.
- In both ways, the graphs shall be placed next to each other (from left to right), to make it possible to compare the values of the regions as well.
- Importance can also be communicated via thickness of the lines
- Keep size of legend the same than the text, labels