2009W


Instructor
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MAT259 Visualizing Information(4 units)


George Legrady
Angus Forbes


Lecture: Tuesday 11:001:00, Lab: Thursday 11:001:00 estudio/Arts2220


Course Description

A lecture and lab course to explore the visual organization of information. Lectures, readings and technical demos will focus on a range of conceptual models of data visual mapping as implemented in various disciplines, artistic, statistical and scientific, that are used to represent information visually.

All the projects and demos will be using the same dataset collected since 2005 through the Seattle Public Library project to facilitate skill acquisition in visual and information design. Course and Projects will address 3 forms of data visualization: 1) Linear data flow 2) 2D Mapping Multidirectional 3) 3D Spatial Interactive

Examples from last year's projects


Koolhaas' Seattle Library
Making Visible the Invisible
The Data

OMA/LMN Concept Book | PrinceRamus on TED | SPL Architecture
Project Link | ICHIM Publication | Mapping Statistics Interview
XML Format Data | Dewey Classification | ItemTypes | Histogram


SECTION ID
MAPPING DATA IN A LINEAR DIRECTION

[wk 1].......Lecture 1.06 Introduction: Data Overview
  Data Visualization: To translate abstract data into visual form
Purpose: To give insight about a phenomena
Linear Visualization
 
Lab 1.08 XMLstripper | SPLDataTools
  Introduction to the Processing environment | XML Basic


Reading
Review course resources

[wk 2].............Lab 1.13 Interactive Histogram
 
Lecture 1.15 Visual Communication Basics [PPT]
Form | Color | Balance | Movement |


Reading
Information Visualization (Robert Kosara)

[wk 3].......Lecture 1.20 Discipline Specific Perspectives [PPT]
Historical examples Tufte [2]
Scientific Visualization Studio: NASA | Wolfram's New Kind of Science
Library Science: Information retrieval | data mapping
Social Science/Geography: GIS | CyberSpace | CyberGeography
Information Aesthetics: Infosthetics | Visual Complexity
 

1.22 Linear Data Project Presentation
Syed Reza Ali
Andres Burbano
Darren Hardy
Pehr Hovey
Matt Hubert
 

Reading
Organic Information Design, Ben Fry

SECTION 2D
MULTIDIRECTIONAL FLOW IN 2D MAPPING SPACE

[wk 4]......Lecture 1.27 Information Design

 
Lab 1.29 MAST CONFERENCE
 

[wk 5]......Lecture 2.03 2D Spatial Maps [ppt]
 
Lab 2.05 Pie Chart | TreeMap Demo | HerdingGame
 

[wk 6]......Lecture 2.10 Individual Lab

 

Lab 2.12 2D Data Project Presentation
Syed Reza Ali
Andres Burbano
Darren Hardy
Pehr Hovey
Matt Hubert
 

SECTION 3D
3D SPATIAL INTERACTIVE

[wk 7].......Lecture 2.17 Time Based Visualization & Narrative
Data in 3D Space
Mass
Interactive
Time Wrap Map
Torus 3D
Ephemera Fluid Metaphoric

Medrano | YChuang |
Chaos Form | Velocity | Lorenz [1] |
3D Tetrahedon Space |
Elouini DataForm | Severe Storm | Tufte | Dark Matter |
Flow Time | Torus Wrap | DataMapped
Lebbeus W | Hadid | Lynn |

 
lab 2.19 Processing
 

Reading
TBA

[wk 8].......Lecture 2.24 Translation & Metaphor, Interactive
To use a set of data for another purpose (light, noise as a way to design a building)
 
Lab 2.26 TBA


[wk 9].................. 3.03

Independent Meetings


3.05 Work-in-Progress Presentation
 

[wk 10]............Lab 3.10 Dead Week; Production
 
Lab 3.12


[wk 11]................. 3.17

Final Projects
Syed Reza Ali
Andres Burbano
Darren Hardy
Pehr Hovey
Matt Hubert

 

Bibliography & Resources


Grading
Completion of 3 projects 25% each
Participation and Literature Review 25%

The course is designed to accommodate both beginning and advanced students. All students will be expected to perform at the level of their expertise but programming experience is desirable.