Paper: ISOTYPE Visualization – Working Memory, Performance, and Engagement with Pictographs

Unit charts are not common in visualization, and they are often considered a bad idea. The same is true for using shapes other than rectangles. Neither is based on much actual research, however. In a new paper, we look at the specific example of ISOTYPE-style charts – and find them to be quite effective. I have written about ISOTYPE … Continue reading Paper: ISOTYPE Visualization – Working Memory, Performance, and Engagement with Pictographs