An Exploratory Study of Word-Scale Graphics in Data-Rich Text Documents
An Exploratory Study of Word-Scale Graphics in Data-Rich Text Documents
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数据丰富的文本文档中字级图形的探索性研究
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Petra Isenberg
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作者：
Pascal Goffin;Jeremy Boy;Wesley Willett;Petra Isenberg
我们对嵌入在文本文档中的单词尺度图形和可视化的设计和功能进行了研究。字标图形既包括数据驱动的表示形式(如字标可视化和迷你图)，也包括非数据驱动的视觉标记。到目前为止，它们的设计、功能和用途几乎没有受到研究的关注。我们提出了一个开放式的探索性研究的结果与九个平面设计师。这项研究产生了丰富的不同类型的图形、数据来源以及文本、图形和数据之间的关系。在此语料库的基础上，我们给出了文字尺度平面设计的系统概述，并考察了设计师如何使用它们。我们还讨论了设计师在创建他们的图形时的目标，并描述了他们如何使用单词比例的图形来可视化数据、增加强调和创建替代叙事。在这些示例的基础上，我们讨论了对Word级图形和可视化的创作工具设计的影响，并探索了新的创作环境如何使设计人员更容易将其集成到文档中。
We contribute an investigation of the design and function of word-scale graphics and visualizations embedded in text documents. Word-scale graphics include both data-driven representations such as word-scale visualizations and sparklines, and non-data-driven visual marks. Their design, function, and use has so far received little research attention. We present the results of an open ended exploratory study with nine graphic designers. The study resulted in a rich collection of different types of graphics, data provenance, and relationships between text, graphics, and data. Based on this corpus, we present a systematic overview of word-scale graphic designs, and examine how designers used them. We also discuss the designers’ goals in creating their graphics, and characterize how they used word-scale graphics to visualize data, add emphasis, and create alternative narratives. Building on these examples, we discuss implications for the design of authoring tools for word-scale graphics and visualizations, and explore how new authoring environments could make it easier for designers to integrate them into documents.