calvin_yeung_project1_examples

Here are some examples of interesting visuals I came across:

[|NYTimes Political Debate Visualization] Now this was the first thing that caught my eye on infosthetics, because visually it looks pretty neat and also it captures a means of communication in an enclosed spectrum, which is somewhat similar to my leading choice (stadium). However, it isn't really a concept map, it's more of a visual recording of who said what, and to whom it was directed to in a political debate. Still, I think the use of a circle represents both the info and the actual concept of a debate pretty well, and the way it is designed makes it easy to both interesting and easy to see the tactics used within the debate.

[|A Company Driven Marketplace] I think this concept map is a good example of one that works pretty well both aesthetically and in communicating information. While the visuals are not very creative (they kind of look like MSWord icons), they help to get the info across. Probably could use a little more organizing...a good starting point.

[|Kitchen Budapest] I like how this one is different in terms of how the information is grouped and linked together, as well as actually having sentences and not just single words. Also, it incorporates photographs which the previous ones did not have. I think by categorizing the information into bigger groups and linking from there, it improves the reader's ability to access the info, while also giving the designer an easier time in terms of putting more content in without bumping into other sections and causing confusion.

[|Tenure Renewal Presentation] This concept map is one in a series of diagrams made to describe the relationship between service, teaching, professional design work and fine arts work. The main content on this slide happens to work with two relationship indicators—the straight solid or dotted lines connecting the pieces, as well as the large circular realm in the background that according to previous slides, happen to represent the four elements (service, teaching, etc. starting from the outermost circle). Where each piece of information resides on the surface and what it is connected to indicates its relevance to the four elements as well as the relationship to the other bits...there is additional information on the side to assist the reader. I quite like this one as it's simple to read, nice to look at, and works on multiple levels yet doesn't try to make itself too complex. Overall, this is the best example of information and design blended together out of the ones discussed thus far.