Hi there,

We have Marian Dörk on the show today to talk about the “Information Flaneur”: an approach to data visualization centered on navigating, exploring, browsing and observing data with curiosity to learn about what’s there, and to see and be surprised by new thoughts and discoveries.

Marian is Research Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam near Berlin where he works on “exploring novel uses of interactive visualizations to support a wide range of information practices.”

We talk about many interesting new directions for visualization like visualizing data starting from a few seed points, whether we always need an overview first in visualization, and tips on how to design visualization for “information flaneurs.”

Enjoy the show!

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Links

Marian’s Patina Project

Marian’s Information Flaneur Paper

Marian’s Pivot Paths

Shneiderman’s Overview first, filter and zoom, and details on demand

Lev Manovich work on Cultural Analytics

Pirolli and Card’s Information Scent Theory

Monadic exploration / Beautiful trouble

Enrico’s Paper on Egocentric Biochemistry Visualization

Van Ham and Perer’s Paper: “Search, show context, expand later”

Mitchell Whitelaw’s Generous interfaces

Marian’s Edge Maps