For anyone based in or around Cambridge, UK - this looks interesting! J.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to a talk by Dr Alan Blackwell, a Reader in Interdisciplinary Design from the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University. He will be talking about "Designing Visual Representations that People can Use" and his talk should be interesting to anyone who has to represent data visually and want to learn more about the process of developing such representations. Time: Friday, February 20th, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Location: C202/203 (around the corner from the DiNA) Abstract: Visualisations can be extremely effective for expressing and manipulating complex scientific data. But inventing new visualisations for use on computers is much harder than it seems. Doing it well seems to require not only understanding of the core science, but applied psychology of perception, philosophy of language, and skill in graphic design and education. This talk will review the most effective approaches, with an emphasis on techniques that work well in practice, rather than those of purely theoretical interest. Alan Blackwell has been working on design of new visual notations for 25 years, in industrial, research and academic applications. He is now responsible for teaching the design and human-computer interaction syllabi in the Computer Laboratory. He did his PhD on human interpretation of diagrams at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit, and has founded and co-organised international conference series on diagrammatic representation, visual languages, and human-computer interaction. Best, Nils _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
