This document discusses scientific research and data visualization through various examples and perspectives. It covers how visualization can tell stories from data and help readers discover insights independently. Visual thinking is discussed as a cognitive tool to make data openly available and usable. The importance of presenting information in an elegant, easily understandable form is highlighted. Tags include design, storytelling, statistics, usability, and information design. Specific examples visualized include 138 years of a science magazine and the work of designers creating infographics for science and technology topics. The goals of good graphic representation are said to be presenting information while allowing users to explore it.

1. Scientific Research and Data
Visualization: interesting cases
Marialucia Malara
19.06.2014, EDUCAFE, METID – Politecnico di Milano

2. VISUAL RAPRESENTATION
Transversal cognitive tool
- visual storytelling / journalism / true story
- direct data visualization / analytical decision process
Transversability in the objective
and in the application field

3. Source: Beautiful Reasons – Accurat – Giorgia Lupi

4. <<…Mentre l’ infografica racconta storie delineate dai
comunicatori, la visualizzazione aiuta i lettori a scoprirle per
conto proprio.>>

5. Source: La Lettura - Corriere della Sera
http://www.pinterest.com/lettura/pins/

6. Visual Thinking (Rudolf Arnheim)
From open availibility of data to real
usability

7. << Riusciranno veramente ad informarci
solo quelli capaci di presentare
l’informazione in una forma elegante e
facilmente comprensibile>>
Andrew Losowsky,
Visual Storytelling (Gestalten)

8. Source: LA LETTURA - CORRIERE DELLA SERA

9. TAG
#design #library #storytelling #statistics
#usability #layering #hierarchies
#storytelling #pattern
#density #lightness #informationdesigner
#sub-stories #bigdata

10. Visualizing 138 Years
of Popular Science Magazine
Jer Thorp

11. Nigel Hawtin is the editor of New
Scientist and newscientist.com
He is a Designer, Graphics reporter,
Illustrator and Manager.
He is a freelance infographics designer
specialising in science and technology.

15. Source: IL mensile di l IL SOLE 24 O

16. Una buona rappresentazione
grafica soddisfa due obiettivi:
presenta le informazioni
permette agli utenti di esplorarle
A. Cairo