These lectures aim to build a solid awareness of why and how data visualization is assuming an ever increasing role into many contemporary communication contexts.
Although data visualization essentially consists in convergences of design principles and media features, visualizing information is still strongly rooted into a mindset rather than in sets of rules and techniques to be applied. The aid of visual languages in supporting the processes of understanding (memorizing and recognizing in first place) is extremely effective: it is an ancient tool that reveals to be of tremendous utility in addressing the digital age's complexity, whether being employed as scientific instrument or for communication purposes.
Although data visualization essentially consists in convergences of design principles and media features, visualizing information is still strongly rooted into a mindset rather than in sets of rules and techniques to be applied. The aid of visual languages in supporting the processes of understanding (memorizing and recognizing in first place) is extremely effective: it is an ancient tool that reveals to be of tremendous utility in addressing the digital age's complexity, whether being employed as scientific instrument or for communication purposes.