Sense & Scale

A site to explore cultures, cities, and computing at varying senses and scales. Updated by Ar Ducao, with content from classes at NYU, MIT, CUNY and more.

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GOOD VIS Easy to understand Clean Interactivity Appropriate use of color/shape/intensity Clarity with simple coherent view Fulfills business requirement Real-time depiction of events Titles, Annotations, short description BAD VIS Incorrect information Lack of uniformity Wrong scale Lack of context Unfit for the “business” (audience) requirement They’re trying to do too…

GOOD VIS

  • Easy to understand
  • Clean
  • Interactivity
  • Appropriate use of color/shape/intensity
  • Clarity with simple coherent view
  • Fulfills business requirement
  • Real-time depiction of events
  • Titles, Annotations, short description

BAD VIS

  • Incorrect information
  • Lack of uniformity
  • Wrong scale
  • Lack of context
  • Unfit for the “business” (audience) requirement
  • They’re trying to do too much in terms of design
  • Bad use of color
  • Missing info
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