Comparing horizontal and vertical surfaces for a collaborative design task
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
An exploratory study of how abundant display space may support data analysis
Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design
Drawing practices in image-enabled collaboration
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2013
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While it is still most common for information visualization researchers to develop new visualizations from a data- or taskdriven perspective, there is growing interest in understanding the types of visualizations people create by themselves for personal use. As part of this recent direction, we have studied a large collection of whiteboards in a research institution, where people make active use of combinations of words, diagrams and various types of visuals to help them further their thought processes. Our goal is to arrive at a better understanding of the nature of visuals that are created spontaneously during brainstorming, thinking, communicating, and general problem solving on whiteboards. We use the qualitative approaches of open coding, interviewing, and affinity diagramming to explore the use of recognizable and novel visuals, and the interplay between visualization and diagrammatic elements with words, numbers and labels. We discuss the potential implications of our findings on information visualization design.