Day 1 – The Iron Triangles Of Information Visualization
Taught by Tom Carden and Michal Migurski of Stamen Design.
Fast, cheap, good. Elegant, documented, on time. Cheap, healthy, tasty. Pick two? Sure, but what if you want it all? At Stamen we like to think in terms of iron triangles that don’t compromise. At last year’s UX Week, we discussed Stamen’s work in online mapping and data visualization using two triangular frameworks: a development process based on exploration, building, and refinement, and a trio of key online data qualities encompassing liveness, vastness, and deepness.
In this workshop, we’ll talk about the rules of thumb we use that help us to produce and maintain a consistent high level of quality output. Complementary qualities, that when taken together, lead to an outcome greater than the sum of its parts.
Join us for a spirited conversation about the background and rationale behind research projects like Oakland Crimespotting, and commercial work for clients including the London Olympic Games, MSNBC, and Digg. We’ll talk process, goals, technique, and intangibles, liberally sprinkled with beautiful illustrations from real-world work by Stamen and others.
The other workshop choices for Day 1:
- Content Strategy and User Experience | Led by Kristina Halvorson, Brain Traffic
- Be A Strategy Team of One | Led by Henning Fischer, Adaptive Path
- Good Design Faster, Part 1: Sketching for UX Design | Led by Rachel Glaves, Adaptive Path
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Location
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
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