DocumentCode :
1893125
Title :
Improving user comprehension of Euler diagrams
Author :
Blake, Alan ; Stapleton, Gem ; Rodgers, Peter ; Cheek, Liz ; Howse, John
fYear :
2013
fDate :
15-19 Sept. 2013
Firstpage :
189
Lastpage :
190
Abstract :
The graphical choices made when laying out Euler diagrams impact upon both aesthetic quality and comprehensiveness. Graphical choices include the shape, size and colour of closed curves which are commonly described as retinal variables to which we are known to be perceptually sensitive. There is copious literature providing guidance as to how best use retinal variables to visualise both quantitative and qualitative information for a wide range range of diagram types. Further, this guidance is explicitly defined to optimise the users´ comprehension of such information. However, there exists little, if any, literature affording guidance as to how best to use retinal variables when laying out Euler diagrams. Here we present a novel insight as to where retinal variables manifest in Euler diagrams, how they might influence our perception of Euler diagrams and, as a consequence, provide motivation and guidance for establishing layout guidelines.
Keywords :
computational geometry; computer graphics; Euler diagrams; aesthetic quality; graphical choices; layout guidelines; qualitative information; quantitative information; retinal variables; user comprehension; Image color analysis; Layout; Retina; Shape; Syntactics; Visualization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 2013 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
ISSN :
1943-6092
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/VLHCC.2013.6645262
Filename :
6645262
Link To Document :
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