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Article published In: Information Design Journal
Vol. 25:3 (2019) ► pp.301–307

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Designing animated information graphics

Challenges and opportunities

Published online: 22 October 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.3.07low
Abstract
Animated graphics are a potentially powerful way to communicate information about subject matter involving change over time. However, their design currently relies largely on intuition and approaches applicable to static graphics. This article introduces a principled and empirically validated alternative that offers significantly better communicative effectiveness than conventional animation designs.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Animation processing challenges
  • 3.Exposing potential problems
  • 4.Compositional design
  • 5.Conclusion
  • References
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