Final Class
MDST 3559: DataestheticsProf. Alvarado05/03/2011
Business
• Final Projects vs. Final Essays• Projects– What you are presenting today– Due this Thursday (5 May)
• Essays– Timed take-home final exam– To be handed out Thursday at noon– Officially due next Tuesday (10 May)
• Project extensions are possible – talk to me
Course Review
Tools, Process, Argument
Course Review: Tools
• Data– Formats: CSV, XML, SQL
• Code– PHP, JavaScript (jQuery)
• Interface– HTML + CSS
• Visualizations– Word Cloud, Image Grid, HyperGraph, Adjacency
Matrix, etc.
Course Review: Process
• Capture data as CSV• Organize into relational database– Enrich by adding related sets– Create views from joins
• Transform data with code (e.g. PHP)– Employ transitive logic
• Exports to visualization engines– jQuery, GraphViz, Google, ManyEyes, Protovis, etc.
• Contextualize in web site or other media form
Course Review: Argument
• Are visualizations arguments? • How is the use of space and color different
from the use of language?• How are they to be integrated with traditional
modes of argument?
Lightning Talks
Process
• Describe your “thesis”• Describe your process• Tell us where you are in the project– Show exhibits
• Tell us where you hope to go• Make any observations you want
Sequence
1. Me2. Filip3. Rehema4. Elizabeth5. John6. Yushin7. Megan8. Evan9. Yonji
http://studio1.shanti.virginia.edu/~rca2t/dataesthetics/04-28/relationships.php?dot=0
Sequence
1. Me2. Filip3. Rehema4. Elizabeth5. John6. Yushin7. Megan8. Evan9. Yonji
Have a happy summer!
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