Assignment: Analyzing & Visualizing Data
Kirk (2016) states composition is reviewing every visual property of the design. The final layer of design thinking concerned composition: how to position, arrange and size all the chart elements, interactive controls and annotated components across the entire project and the construction decisions within each chart. Meeting the optimum readability and meeting the intent of the project is the objective. Dividing composition into project-level and chart-level composition options can help review and address areas of opportunities.
Pretend you are now the designer developing new composition choices in the face of having to accommodate new contextual factors listed below. Provide two project-level and two chart-level composition options to address each of the three listed below and provide the reasoning for each option.
i. You had to demonstrate the worst possible data visualization composition practices (in the same space)
ii. You had to force yourself to use as small a space as reasonably possible
iii. You have to transpose the work from landscape > portrait or vice-versa
iv. The initial data provided includes scales that will not fit onto one page, but a refresh of the data is indicating a change is needed
v. The trustworthiness of the entire project is being questioned by upper management
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.