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We often need the cooperation of data analysts, statistical professionals, content editors, and visual designers to present a complete and persuasive information visualization project. Even a chart chooser is a tool that designers consult, visual experts with statistical backgrounds think that such a reference tool oversimplifies the process of visualization, and it is easy to guide novice designers to draw the wrong charts. Conversely, some proponents believe that the chart chooser is the primary tool for novice designers to go into the field of information visualization.
Therefore, this study wants to explore the assistance and restriction of online interactive chart choosers for novice visual designers. We collected six online interactive chart choosers from the data visualization community. Ten subjects, 22 to 26-year-old novice designers, were recruited to conduct experiments. They only had a little chart drawing experience. Five subjects referenced the chart choosers in the test, and the other five were free to create charts without reference. Finally, semi-structured interviews and SUS usability evaluation were conducted, and the preferences of the six chart choosers were ranked. The results showed that subjects who did not consult the chart choosers used seven chart types to represent three topics. That is fewer than those with chart choosers used nine different chart types. Subjects who refer to the chart choosers believe that the reference tools do not limit creativity and can assist drawing charts. Moreover, after investigating the preferences of the six chart choosers, we understand what features make designers prefer to use.
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Chen, CI., Zheng, MC. (2020). Online Interactive Chart Choosers for Novice Visual Designers: Assistance and Restriction. In: Marcus, A., Rosenzweig, E. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Interaction Design. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12200. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49713-2_6
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