Information Visualization

Colin Ware is the world’s leading authority on the perceptual principles underlying the effective design of information displays. He combines interests in both basic and applied visualization research and he has advanced degrees in both computer science (MMath, Waterloo) and in the psychology of perception (PhD,Toronto). He has published over 160 articles in scientific and technical journals and at leading conferences. Many of these articles relate to the use of color, texture, motion and 3D displays in information visualization. His approach is always to combine theory with practice and his publications range from rigorously scientific contributions to the Journal of Physiology and Vision Research to applications oriented articles in ACM Transactions on Graphics and ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. Fledermaus, the leading visualization software used in oceanography, originated in software developed by him and his graduate students.

• 1. Foundations for an Applied Science of Data Visualization2. The Environment, Optics, Resolution, and the Display3. Lightness, Brightness, Contrast, and Constancy4. Color5. Visual Salience and Finding Information6. Static and Moving Patterns7. Space Perception8. Visual Objects and Data Objects9. Images, Narrative, and Gestures for Explanation10. Interacting with Visualizations11. Visual Thinking Processes12. Designing for Perception (new)Visual Thinking AlgorithmsVisual QueriesPathfinding on a Map or DiagramReasoning with a Hybrid of a Visual Display and Mental ImageryDesign SketchingBrushingSmall Pattern Comparisons in a Large Information SpaceDegree-of-Relevance HighlightingGeneralized Fisheye ViewsMultidimensional Dynamic Queries with Scatter PlotVisual Monitoring StrategiesAPPENDIXA. Changing PrimariesB. CIE Color Measurement SystemTechniques and SystemsC. Guidelines