information aesthetics

a visual interface depicting the BBC television schedule, as a winner of the BBC's 'Backstage competition' that explored new ways of using a regularly updated TV program online data feed. this application allows a user to locate programs which are similar to one another by presenting them in an easy to understand visual form. a selected TV program is shown in the center of the screen, colored red. similar programs are positioned in concentric circles around the selected program: the closer to the center, the more similar the TV programs are. [nevett.org & bbc.co.uk]