Editorial introduction

Westendorp, P.H.; Waarde, Karel van der

doi:10.1075/idj.10.1.01wes

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“…Text-only articles (of predominantly red color) are largely theory articles, reviews, and editorials; image-based articles (mainly blue) are typically practice-oriented; articles using diagrams and tables (with green components) are indicative of qualitative evaluations. In other words, the Document Towers allow for a diagrammatic reading and "visual proof " of the journal's editorial philosophy as a place that offers a diversity of perspectives to readers with diverse backgrounds and interests (Westendorp & van der Waarde 2001). When comparing the visual pattern of articles from 2002 with those from 2017 it seems that the balance of content has remained stable over time, with a slight increase in the number of vector objects; this is possibly due to a proliferation of quantitative evaluations, presented in tabular form.…”

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Applications of the Document Towers method of representing document structures

Atanasiu

2022

IDJ

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This article argues in favor of representing the spatial distribution of information within and between documents, by surveying a broad variety of potential applications, including the entire document lifecycle, multiple sensory modalities, and a large spectrum of tasks and users. The theoretical explanations of this richness are a further facet of the article, and can be summarized as follows: (1) insights emerge from focusing on information structure, rather than information meaning; (2) spatializing information creates new information; (3) simplification increases the polyvalence of representation models; (4) introducing mystery in communication channels motivates discovery and diversifies insights; (5) approaching information design as a Gesamtkunstwerk multiplies the applications; (6) information is a manifestation of a link between structures and the actions these enable, while information design is the art and science of creating such links. The argument is developed around the concrete example of a document structure visualization, the Document Towers, which uses the metaphor of architectural models to represent documents.

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Applications of the Document Towers method of representing document structures

Atanasiu

2022

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Editorial introduction

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