Look at Chapter 5 in Lima–Syntax of a New Language–but first we need to understand what structures these visualizations are emphasizing.
The syntax of networks lies in the relationships between nodes…
Go to VisualComplexity.com and filter by method… Lima claims this is providing us with a new taxonomy of knowledge…
How is each method arranged? What is foregrounded in the method? what is elided?
Arc Diagram
Bible!!
http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Visualizations/BibleViz
Centralized Burst
http://internetlab.cindoc.csic.es/cv/11/EU_Web_maps/EU_Web_maps.htm (European Networks)
Area Grouping
http://researcher.ibm.com/researcher/view_group.php?id=5992
Circular Ties
http://sixdegreesoffrancisbacon.com/
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/bantjes_big11.html
Elliptical Implosion
http://informationesthetics.org/documents/AliceTextArcPrintMockup.jpg
Radial Convergence
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/12/15/us/politics/DEBATE.html?_r=0
Radial Implosion
http://scimaps.org/maps/map/a_clickstream_map_of_83/detail
Ramifications
http://www.stefanieposavec.co.uk/writing-without-words/
Segmented Radial Convergence
http://www.esono.com/boris/projects/poetry06/
Sphere
http://www.moebio.com/esfera/complexity/esfera.htm
Then think about your data. How might you structure it to show different relationships? Look at the graphic on the course website–should you network your data?
Over weekend–write paper and download Gephi if you have a pc