Screen Layout Methods for Multidimensional Visualization
Matthew O. Ward, Daniel A. Keim · KOPS (University of Konstanz) · 1997
The location of graphical entities such as data points, glyphs, or icons in a display is important to convey significant information about the relations between entities. The screen layout problem manifests itself in many areas, including data and information visualization, and many strategies have been developed in each domain. The goal of this paper is to identify and unite a variety of screen layout techniques from different disciplines, correlate techniques with implicit and explicit relations within the entities being visualized, and suggest new methods for placement and interaction with the resulting entities. We will focus on the placement of glyphs, which are graphical entities whose visual attributes are controlled by different fields of multivariate data points. However, many of the results are pertinent to the screen layout of icons and data points as well. Entity Relationships and Screen Layout Criteria Entities to be placed on a screen may or may not have quantifiable re...