Dualities of Form: Considerations of Functional and Narrative Aspects of Design for Data Visualization.
Design expertise's true value is its capacity to render complex information understandable and compelling. To make informed decisions, lay audiences depend on the clarity and resonance of data displays. But these, as created by scientists, journalists, and policy researchers, often contradict princi...
| Publicado en: | Design Issues Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 23 - 35 |
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Autumn2021
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