Perceptual Principles for Effective Visualizations

Published 1 January 1995

Penny Rheingans, Chris Landreth

Citations51

TL;DR

A set of perceptual guidelines for the construction of effective visualizations is presented and side-by side pictures demonstrate the impact of the suggested techniques.

Abstract

Since visual data representations are perceived through the filter of the human visual system, it is imperative that the characteristics of this system be taken into account during the design and rendering of visual displays. This paper presents a set of perceptual guidelines for the construction of effective visualizations. In most cases, side-by side pictures demonstrate the impact of the suggested techniques.

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