The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts

Marilyn Mitchell

The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts

Marilyn Mitchell

Faculty of Society & Design

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A cursory examination of newspapers and magazines shows that much information isconveyed through timelines and time-related graphs and charts. These graphics havea structure that is based upon many factors, including our cognitive representation oftime, the direction in which we write, timescales, rhetorical intent, and the restrictionsof a two-dimensional surface. This paper examines the theoretical underpinnings ofthese factors in an effort to assist journalists and informational designers to makeclearer and more readable time-related graphics

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Refereed Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ANZCA, Sydney 2004
Subtitle of host publication	Making a Difference
Publisher	The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference - Sydney, Australia Duration: 1 Jan 2004 → …

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Conference	Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	1/01/04 → …

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Mitchell, M. (2004). The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts. In Refereed Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ANZCA, Sydney 2004: Making a Difference (pp. 1-12). The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA). http://www.anzca.net/documents/2004-conf-papers/300-the-visual-representation-of-time-in-timelines-graphs-and-charts-1/file.html

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Mitchell, M 2004, The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts. in Refereed Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ANZCA, Sydney 2004: Making a Difference. The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), pp. 1-12, Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1/01/04. <http://www.anzca.net/documents/2004-conf-papers/300-the-visual-representation-of-time-in-timelines-graphs-and-charts-1/file.html>

The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts. / Mitchell, Marilyn.
Refereed Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ANZCA, Sydney 2004: Making a Difference. The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), 2004. p. 1-12.

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