The visual display of quantitative information
The visual display of quantitative information
CUU '00 Proceedings on the 2000 conference on Universal Usability
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity
Assessing dimensions of perceived visual aesthetics of web sites
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Incorporating knowledge acquisition
Beautiful Evidence
Simplicity is highly overrated
interactions - 25 years of CHI conferences: a photographic essay
Useful junk?: the effects of visual embellishment on comprehension and memorability of charts
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Motivation -- To evaluate people's acceptance of the minimalist approach to information visualization. Research approach -- Eighty seven students, divided into three experimental conditions, rated their preference for two different graphs displaying identical information - a standard bar-graph and a minimalist version. Both versions were taken from Tufte (1983). Findings/Design -- The results indicate a clear preference of non-minimalist bar-graphs, suggesting low acceptance of minimalist design principles such as high data-ink ratio. Research limitations/Implications -- Subjects had no prior experience with the minimalist graph and therefore familiarity might have an effect on the results. Originality/Value -- The research contributes empirical results on people's preferences to the mostly theoretical/ideological debate over approaches to the presentation of quantitative information. Take away message -- People did not like Tufte's minimalist design of bar-graphs; they seem to prefer "chartjunk" instead.