BASC0005 W1: Group discussion 1: Minard’s Visualisation of Napoleon’s Campaign by Gong, Yi https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c What information is represented by this visualization? What propositions are implicit in this visualization? What form of visualization is it? Who is the audience? What do you need to understand and find value in this? Is this the best/most overrated visualization ever produced? What doesn’t it show? Does it pass the Squint Test? en-us 2021-10-06 10:24:35 UTC 2026-01-19 19:51:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Version 2 yigong1 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1796355173 2021-10-06 12:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1796355173 Version 1 yigong1 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1796363337 2021-10-06 13:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1796363337 Interpretation Group 1 luciasanguino20 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799219822 Positives 
- Trend lines are a good representation of the soldiers that passed away (helps visualize it without )
- Very good at telling a narrative (e.g., the narrative of soldiers that died at low temps while crossing a river. 
-Uses scale effectively

Negatives 
- Detail can be overwhelming (a lot of small text, lines and details can be a lot to interpret at first glance for a reader)

Other visualisation Interpretation: 
- It is simpler to understand as information is minimised (no lines, specific details) 
- However, it is less in depth and thus does not represent the narrative as effectively.

]]> 2021-10-07 09:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799219822 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799226269 The amount of information and number of factors presented on such a small graph is very impressive. However we found it hard to intuit the direction the army was moving, os perhaps an arrow indicating this would be helpful.]]> 2021-10-07 09:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799226269 Group 9 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799228151 2021-10-07 09:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799228151 Interpretation - group 7 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799228677 Positives
  • Simple lines are conveying a lot of information
  • Useful annotations
  • The temperature markers were a good detail that is often overlooked 
  • The scale is not deceptive and makes a lot of sense

Negatives
  • Doesn’t pass the squint test
  • Doesn’t show time markers or reasons for loss of soldiers

]]> 2021-10-07 09:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799228677 Group 11 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799229910 - Temperature can be misleading as people might think the only reason that troops were dying is because of the temperature
- Effective in combining 3 sets of information in a clear and concise way
- Audience: most likely historians]]> 2021-10-07 09:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799229910 Group 2 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799231366 2021-10-07 09:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799231366 Group 6 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799236414 It was difficult to tell what was being shown in the visualization without a key on what the beige and black lines represent. The chronological and antichronological information of the graph was also confusing when they were put on the same graph. The information about the temperature, though useful, was confusing as well as the axis were small.]]> 2021-10-07 09:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799236414 Group 17 https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799246634 Pros: 
a) a visualization that allows comparison and contrast.

b) effectively includes multiple characteristics into one visualization.

c) builds a narrative/story of what happened to the army including where, when and at what temperature.

Cons:
a) too much information might instead confuse the audience.

b) a proper explanation or key is needed to understand the visualization (even though it might have been written in French, it could be more clearer in some way).]]> 2021-10-07 09:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/yigong1/cerfladdvvbxo05c/wish/1799246634