by Colin Ware
SUMMARY: This book combines a strictly scientific approach to
human perception with a practical concern for the
rules governing the effective visual presentation of
information. Surveying the research of psychologists
and neurophysiologists, the author isolates key
principles at work in vision and perception, and from
them, derives specific, effective visualization
techniques, suitable for a wide range of scenarios.
Information Visualization transcends the often
divergent approaches to visualization taken by
individual disciplines. It will prove a fascinating,
practical resource for anyone who uses graphical
presentation as a key to successful analysis and
communication.
CONTENTS:
1 Foundation for a science of data visualization
2 The environment, optics, resolution and the display
3 Lightness, brightness, contrast and constancy
4 Color
5 Visual attention and information that pops Out
6 Static and moving patterns
7 Visual objects and data objects
8 Space perception and 3D data display
9 Images and words
10 Visually mediated interaction with data
Hardcover, 384 pages
Dimensions: 0.97 x 9.23 x 7.38 inches;
2,5 x 23,5 x 18,7 cm
Price: USA $ 59.95
Published: 2000
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (San Francisco, CA)
ISBN: 1558605118
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