Monday, February 4, 2013

Visualization 1: Design Concept

The fastest roller coasters in the world! The data includes each coaster name, park/country of residence, max speed, opening year, and rank in the world. Is there a correlation? After experimenting with the data set and plotting various combinations, I have found several relations worth visually pursuing. In the interest of simplicity, I will, for the present time, remain with the speed vs. opening year correlation outlined below.

hurr durr simpel visolizoatin

I also came up with a palette outlining a colour scheme, possible fonts, and shapes of the final Processing file. This palette, along with a general layout of the planned visualization, are pictured below.

hurr durr palette

hurr durr layout