Kirk Andy

he art side of the field refers to the scope for unleashing design flair and encouraging innovation,

The science behind visualization comes in many shapes. I've already mentioned the presence of computer science, mathematics, and statistics

statistics, but one of the key foundations of the subject comes through an understanding of cognitive science and in particular the study of visual perception.

At the root of visual perception knowledge is the understanding that our visual functions are extremely fast and efficient processes whereas our cognitive processes, the act of thinking, is much slower and less efficient. How we exploit these attributes in visualization has a significant impact on how effectively the design will aid interpretation