Syllabus
| Date | Topics | Readings and Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| 05.26 | Class Goals and Expectations | |
| 05.28 | Visual Variables: making meaning with non-linguistic signs (Jaques Bertin) | Tufte, Envisioning: Escaping Flatland;
Gajendar, Learning to Love the Pixel |
| 06.02 | Icons and Other "Universal" Signs | Tufte, Envisioning: Micro/Macro;
Nielsen, Icon Usability; Drafts of icons for in-class critique |
| 06.04 | The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad (Data) Day (with apologies to Judith Viorst) | Tufte, Envisioning: Layering and Separation;
Assignment 1 due |
| 06.09 | Visual Hierarchies | Tufte, Envisioning: Small Multiples;
Handouts |
| 06.11 | Synoptic and Sequential Techniques | Tufte, Envisioning: Color and Information |
| 06.16 | In-class Critiques | Tufte, Evidence: Mapped Pictures;
Drafts of data displays |
| 06.18 | No class, Mental Health Break | |
| 06.23 | Processes and Contexts | Tufte, Evidence: Sparklines;
Assignment 2 due |
| 06.25 | Storyboards and Use Cases | Tufte, Evidence: Links and Causal Arrows;
Flow Charts |
| 06.30 | In-class Critiques | Tufte, Evidence: Words, Numbers, Images;
Drafts of process flows |
| 07.02 | Maps as Stories | Tufte, Evidence: Fundamental Principles;
Assignment 3 due |
| 07.07 | TBA | Tufte, Evidence: Effects Without Causes |
| 07.09 | Tools and Tasks | Tufte, Evidence: Powerpoint |
| 07.14 | In-class Critiques | Tufte, Evidence: Meaning, Practice...;
Draft of maps |
| 07.16 | TBA | Tufte, Evidence: Landscape Sculptures;
Assignment 4 due |