WEEK 2 | Session Notes

Information Diagrams

Graphs

• showing range of data
• relationships between patterns in data
• not good for showing small details
• used as a supporting item

-Nigel Holmes, Growth in US Medi-care expenses
=> used graphics that represent what's being portrayed as well as keeping its functionality

Graphs (Charts)

• Napoleon's losses - Russian Campaign 1812
• "possibly the best statistical graph ever drawn"
• Joseph Minard 2 colours 1869

Maps

• best for showing geography
• not good for when other info besides location is important
• commonly used at the start of articles 

Diagrams (IKEA instructions)

• basic b&w line
• simple layout using columns and grids
• use of magnification boxes to show detail
• arrows to show motion of turning
• main audience is adults

Glance Boxes

• show key details
• show trends in data
• commonly at the start of books/articles

Sequences

• showing process over time
• not good for showing trends where the end result isn't key
• used as supportive visual element