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I was not sure what the purpose of student survey form to be filled for? The questionnaire was from wearing socks, having pets or not and to no. of siblings. After a while, the whole survey information was put on board; it had the certain story of class. This gave me some sort of hint, gathering the information and analysing data and further step would be representation in graphical way. I guess this is the initial step for understanding the information design.
Going through reading-01 “Graphical excellence”, it talks about its objectives and the history of graphical development: data maps, time-series, space-time narrative designs and relational graphic.
Two variables are necessary to plot in Graph. Data maps are created with two variables. This is the oldest form of graphical practice.
Time series plot is with one dimension marching along measured typically at successive times spaced at uniform time interval of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and the natural order of time scale.
I was fascinated by the example of Narrative Graphics of Space and time by Charles Joshep Minard (1781-1890) - Napoleon’s March. He plotted six variables to illustrate the story of Napoleon’s devastating losses, the size of the army, its location, direction of the army’s movement, and the temperature on the various dates.
What I understand after reading this chapter is, it is to tell the story in clear, consistent, and interactive manner in Graphical way