Author: Erickson Diaz

After reading Friendly & Denis D.J’s “Introduction” on Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization, it reassured my previous thought on the high level of creativity and knowledge that individuals who produced these infographics … Continue Reading

The presentation from Ms. Zhao was very informational. As we had reviewed the initial results of our survey, I felt discouraged that it was mostly a City Tech thing where people do not like to participate in surveys or activities … Continue Reading

Floridi’s Chapter 3: Mathematical Information was an easier read than the previous chapters. Including examples such as John and the Mechanic or the coin toss facilitated the understanding of the Communication Model. Furthermore, Floridi concisely and precisely explained the importance … Continue Reading

Meirelles’ Design for Information: An Introductory to the Histories, Theories, and Best Practices Behind Effective Information Visualizations was easy to read and follow along. The graphical diagrams representing the various methods of nesting/tree information were helpful in visualizing the different … Continue Reading

The reading is complex primarily because of all the theoretical explanations of terms and comparisons to a universal understanding of information/data, etc… For someone who has ventured into computer science and held an interest in data information and how computers … Continue Reading

Chapter 1 of Information: An Very Short Introduction was incredibly interesting. Floridi’s analysis of ICTs is incredibly relevant to what is occurring today, 13 years later. As the years have progressed, we have come to somewhat minimize the negative impacts … Continue Reading