information aesthetics.Where form follows data.
a new visual mind mapping, or "idea visualization" interface that supports brainstorming & organizing ideas online. as in traditional brainstorming, or “mind mapping”, this website allows for a central idea to branch of in circles with new branches containing new ideas, creating a free form diagram.
see also 3D mind scape.
[link: bubbl.us|via lifehacker.com]
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| Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design Klanten et al. |
Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information Manuel Lima |
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics Dona M. Wong |
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| Data Flow 2: Beautiful Visualization Julie Steele and Noah Iliinsky |
Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Nathan Yau |
Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis Stephen Few |
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Gliffy is also an impressive product in this space.
http://gliffy.com/
Gliffy is more like a web2.0 version of Visio. Bubbl.us is more of a brainstorming tool. It's slick for what it does but is very simple. For example, it can only make tree-like diagrams. You cannot have a node be connected to two parents.
i also suggest freemind, which is incredibly easy to use (easier than bubble, which is itself a fine tool) and lets you export to PDF, HTML, and flash.
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
although these are considered brainstorming tools, i really think the mindmap interface could provide an alternative to powerpoint presentations, because it could give the viewer a better idea of the trajectory of the presentation as you navigate through it. developing a useable, interacting interface, however, is beyond my skillset.