DataInk: Direct and Creative Data-Oriented Drawing

Описание: DataInk: Direct and Creative Data-Oriented Drawing
Haijun Xia, Nathalie Henry Riche, Fanny Chevalier, Bruno De Araujo, Daniel Wigdor

CHI '18: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Session: Designing and Creating Visualizations

Abstract
Creating whimsical, personal data visualizations remains a challenge due to a lack of tools that enable for creative visual expression while providing support to bind graphical content to data. Many data analysis and visualization creation tools target the quick generation of visual representations, but lack the functionality necessary for graphics design. Toolkits and charting libraries offer more expressive power, but require expert programming skills to achieve custom designs. In contrast, sketching affords fluid experimentation with visual shapes and layouts in a free-form manner, but requires one to manually draw every single data point. We aim to bridge the gap between these extremes. We propose DataInk, a system supports the creation of expressive data visualizations with rigorous direct manipulation via direct pen and touch input. Leveraging our commonly held skills, coupled with a novel graphical user interface, DataInk enables direct, fluid, and flexible authoring of creative data visualizations.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173797
WEB:: https://chi2018.acm.org/

Recorded at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montréal, Canada April 21-26, 2018