From
this week's reading and lecture, the key point I want to talk about is ‘making
the invisible visible’ and particularly I will pay more attention on the process of visualization. Actually, visualization
can be defined as a mental image that is similar to a visual perception. In
terms of the advantages of visualization, it can be seen that visualization can
enable people to understand the way of using archives to create different forms
of content and expression, while it also influences the way of people
interpreting excessive amounts of information society produces as well. Actually,
through the use of information graphics, visualization has influenced lots of
arguments, and these graphics can not only be able to visually represent data,
but also it helps individuals to have a better understanding of the information
and the way it can be utilized in every daily life.
Moreover,
the purpose of visualization is help people to discover and explore the unknown
or sealed things in the world, and the most important and significant is make
the invisible visible. Visualization is one of the methods of publishing and it
can be also treated as an effective way in presenting data which may be difficult
to digest in text form. When it comes to visualization, the first thought in my
head is that it means those creatively designed diagrams or pictures, but visualization
is more than just a simple picture. By using graphics or charts, visualization
can enable people to observe complex patterns or the relationships between
information sources that people couldn’t notice when reading a bunch of text, these
patterns can either be showed through the aesthetic means that usually attempt
to show experiences, or through the methodology that shows the way of how patterns
are organized. Actually, visualization attempts to ‘make the data invisible
visible’, this sometimes resulting in a greater sense of control over this
information. With the changing technological nature of publishing and society
in a general way, the increase in the functionality of invisible such as wifi
and Bluetooth that shows is the ever-present nature of wireless connectivity in
people’s daily lives.
For
example, Mind map is one of the kinds of data visualization. It enables people
to present ideas in an organized manner, and give people a directive and easy
way to see the connections between each concept. This picture below is a mind
map about the law of control. Instead of writing a long essay explaining
different arguments, a mind map containing only keywords is an efficient tool
in conveying complicated message to the public.
This
kind of visualization enables people to appreciate the content of the text in
another form. Even if some visualization is made up of only words or patterns,
it is still different from the usual written text or drawn form. By rearranging
the position of text and using different colors and lines, it is a lot more
attractive than the pure text. Thus, this also shows the aesthetic nature of visualization
as a form of publishing data.
Overall, visualization plays an irreplaceable
role in the world of publishing today, and in certain circumstances, data can
be represented to interpret certain trends that were not apparent.
reference:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.iqmatrix.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F06%2FLaw-of-Control-Mind-Map-2000px.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.iqmatrix.com%2Flaw-of-control&h=1414&w=2000&tbnid=mF9aw0_pDkiCPM%3A&zoom=1&docid=fPxdP8VjTkqr6M&ei=2QxQVPz-MILRmwXOkYL4Aw&tbm=isch&ved=0CCQQMygcMBw4kAM&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=406&page=24&start=414&ndsp=20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandsfish/15414556221/in/photolist-pu8CwH-pcVMx4-pcA2xG-pczFgZ-pcAJ7V-pczKYW-ps3rKE-pczomM-ptNdTD-p7PXqW-p7ez35-pof2Nr-oxrbq4-ojuyqD-omSk8P-o5nHmJ-omSo7V-omSo36-o5nR3A-ojQu39-ojQu1A-o5nB5s-omA1HF-o5nARw-omEovd-omQNtb-omA1tn-omSnsZ-ojQtxm-o5oKmT-omA1mD-omQNdS-omA1eK-ooCen4-ojQtg9-o5nQbW-o5nAaw-omSmU4-o5oJVx-omQMP5-ojQsWG-o5nG4K-omSmLZ-ooCdVH-o5nFUM-ooCdTD-o5nPG9-o5nzKy-o5oJzH-omzZy6
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