Media Arts and Technology Graduate Program UC Santa Barbara MAT 259 Visualizing Information George Legrady1 MAT 259 Visualizing Information Discipline

Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa Barbara

MAT 259 Visualizing Information

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Discipline Specific Definitions



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Discipline Specific Visualizations

Each discipline has a particular implementation goal

Information Visualization: Analyzing and transforming nonspatial data into visual form for cognition

Scientific Visualization: Map physical phenomena in 2D, or 3D

Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Cartographic framework, a familiar way to map data

LIS: citation indexing, bibliographic indexing, etc.

Art: Aesthetics, complexity, culturally meaningful results

Architecture: to convey information & affect




Information Visualization Visually map abstract, non-spatial data to analyze and

understand data.

Focus on abstract data sets that do not have inherent 2D or 3D geometrical properties on their own

A general term that can cover a broad range of developments: data visualization, information graphics, knowledge visualization, etc.

A creative approach to convey abstract information in intuitive ways.

Involves processing of large datasets as a means to reveal meaningful patterns.



Information Visualization (Timm Kekeritz)




Information Visualization (Timm Kekeritz)




Information Visualization (Cost of Nation Rebuild…)





Scientific Visualization Interdisciplinary branch of science, concerned with

visualizing 3D or time based phenomena

Emphasis on realistic rendering of volume, surfaces, illumination sources

Mapping phenomena such as medical biological meteorological systems

Graphical representation of numerical data for qualitative and quantitative analysis

Computer simulation of abstract models of a system, mathematical modeling of natural systems from physics, chemistry, biology,




Scientific Visualization




GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Any information system that integrates stores, analyzes,

displays geographical information

Analyze spatial information, maps

Cartography: Combines science, aesthetics, and technical processes to communicate information.

Cartographic modeling: Uses topology, and attribute information




MAPPING: handmaps.org




LIS (Library Information Science) LS applies practices, perspectives, tools of information

technology and management to libraries

Focus on how people interact with classification systems and technology

How information is acquired, evaluated, and classified

Citation indexing, bibliographic indexing




LIS (Library Information Science)




LIS (Library Information Science)




Information Design, Information Graphics Information design, a subset of graphic design

The intent is to display information effectively

Sometimes the visual effect dominates




Information Design; Finance (Buro X)




Information Design, Information Graphics Information design, a subset of graphic design

The intent is to display information effectively



Media A: Diagrammatic Narrative




Art: Sol Lewitt (Wall Drawing – Mass MOCA)




Art: Agnes Denes (11000 trees)




Art: Lisa Jevbratt (1:1 Interface)




Art: Lisa Jevbratt (The voice)




Music: Notation (Xenakis – Metastatis)




Music: Notation (Ligeti)

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Film Notation: Anthony McCall

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Film Notation: Anthony McCall

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Film: Daniel Aubert (farbtrennung)




Architecture (Data driven)




Architecture (Data driven – Zaha Hadid)





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Media Arts and Technology Graduate Program UC Santa Barbara MAT 259 Visualizing Information George Legrady1 MAT 259 Visualizing Information Discipline