The Role of Movement in Data Visualization: Animation as an Agent of Meaning
Valeria Burgio, Matteo Moretti · Vicerrectorado de Docencia. Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de La Laguna eBooks · 2020
If we look at data visualizations as signifying machines, in which every element is meaningful, what is the contribution of animation to the construction of meaning?What does motion or animation add in terms of significance to different kinds of graphics?Does it add something in terms of realism?How can animation be an implementer of meaning, dramatizing the sense of data or expressing doubt about the data itself?Fig. 1a and 1b.Two frames of the graphic "Four Ways to Slice Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal" published in New York Times,