Primary researcher(s): Professor Isabel Meirelles
Date: Fall 2024
On October 16, 2024, Professor Isabel Meirelles (OCAD University) presented a talk entitled “Communicating data: design details that matter” as part of our Bucknell Digital Scholarship Conversations series.
Abstract: “The structure of graphical space and the relations among graphical elements matter to what and how we present information and visualize data. Other design choices, such as issues of style, contribute to the overall expressive qualities of communicating data. This visual entanglement has an effect on our reception and interpretation of information. In this brief talk, Professor Meirelles will present a set of case studies to invite a conversation about the active role of design details in meaning-making.”
Isabel Meirelles is a Professor in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University, Toronto, Canada. In addition to collaborating with scientists and humanists in the development of visualization systems, Isabel’s research focuses on the examination of the fundamentals underlying how information is structured, represented and communicated in different media. She is the author of “Design for Information: An introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices behind effective information visualizations” (Rockport, 2013).
Professor Meirelles’s talk was live-streamed and recorded.