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The introduction for the new book is quite clear and straightforward. Unlike chapters we read before, it focuses more on making data visualized, which is also a way to interpret the data, but in a more comprehensive, and understandable way. … Continue Reading

The reading was definitely easier to understand and it helped me understand more about how a map is a diagram that shows data. Data isn’t only just numbers but it can be presented visually. It started with a brief history … 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

After reading the first chapter of Design for Information: An Introduction to the Histories, Theories, and Best Practices Behind Effective Information Visualizations, I got more of an insight of visual hierarchies in design. When I think of visual hierarchy in … Continue Reading

I found the reading Design for Information : An Introduction to the Histories, Theories, and Best Practices Behind Effective Information Visualizations by Isabel Meirelles to be very useful in terms of understanding the way data is looked at visually. Although … Continue Reading

Meeting 5 was very informational and interesting. The presentation Professor MacDonald did on the course she teaches, as well as the resources the students use to gather data was very helpful. Each of the sources that the students use to … Continue Reading

After reading the first chapter of the new textbook I found it easier to read than the past textbook we were given to read. It was short as a first chapter and the information was simple and we were even … Continue Reading

Chapter four of the reading was not in the Dropbox, so I found it in the City Tech Library.

I found Chapter Four of “Information: A Very Short Introduction” fascinating. After what I learned … Continue Reading

I found the UX Deep Dive on analyzing data very informative. I felt like it was very clear and concise on using data in a more real world examples. It felt very professional and gives clear insight in to the … Continue Reading

The first time I read the readings, I was confused by all the technical words and information. It makes sense since the writer was a philosopher. The task was more understandable after the meeting/lesson with Professor Cabo. Chapter 2 speaks … Continue Reading