TY - GEN

T1 - A method for Critical and Creative Visualisation Design-Thinking

AU - Roberts, Jonathan C.

AU - Alnjar, Hanan

AU - Owen, Aron

AU - Ritsos, Panagiotis D.

PY - 2023/10

Y1 - 2023/10

N2 - Visualisation design requires critical thought: to understand important facets, investigate design suitability and explore alternatives. But, especially for learners, it can be difficult to structure a critical reflection of creative solutions. We introduce the Critical Design Survey (CDS): structured method that facilitates visualisation design analysis through reflective and critical thought. Applying the CDS helps someone to structure critical thought, provides a unified method that can be readily taught, learners can actively engage with the process and directly use it to write a critical-thinking report of their design ideas. The CDS contains three steps: Step 1, summarise and write down the essence of the idea. Step 2, perform an in-depth critique (we define 30 questions structured in six perspectives). Step 3, synthesise the ideas, implications, and decide on the next steps. We present the CDS, describe our design process (critical thinking workshops, talk aloud, and student use), and describe our use in teaching visualisation to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

AB - Visualisation design requires critical thought: to understand important facets, investigate design suitability and explore alternatives. But, especially for learners, it can be difficult to structure a critical reflection of creative solutions. We introduce the Critical Design Survey (CDS): structured method that facilitates visualisation design analysis through reflective and critical thought. Applying the CDS helps someone to structure critical thought, provides a unified method that can be readily taught, learners can actively engage with the process and directly use it to write a critical-thinking report of their design ideas. The CDS contains three steps: Step 1, summarise and write down the essence of the idea. Step 2, perform an in-depth critique (we define 30 questions structured in six perspectives). Step 3, synthesise the ideas, implications, and decide on the next steps. We present the CDS, describe our design process (critical thinking workshops, talk aloud, and student use), and describe our use in teaching visualisation to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

KW - Visualisation

KW - Visualisation design

KW - Design critique

KW - Pedagogy

KW - Visualisation theory

KW - Information Visualization

KW - Teaching Visualisation

KW - Questionnaire

UR - https://ieeevis.org/year/2023/info/call-participation/posters

M3 - Conference contribution

BT - Poster publications at IEEE VIS 2023: Visualization & Visual Analytics

A2 - Cao, Nan

A2 - Kozlikova, Barbora

A2 - Xia, Jiazhi

A2 - Willett, Wesley

PB - IEEE Computer Society Press

T2 - IEEE VIS: Visualization & Visual Analytics

Y2 - 22 October 2023 through 27 October 2023

ER -