Visual Signs at Human Scale: A Classification of Data Visualization Methods and an Inquiry on their Implications for Humanities Scholarship
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Visualization, Data, Icon, Index, SymbolAbstract
The main goal of this article is to establish funda-mental concepts concerning strategies for data visualization in the humanities. In order to accom-plish such goal, a set of methods will be propo-sed, based on a triple classification of signs defi-ned by philosopher Charles S. Peirce: iconic signs, indexical signs, and symbolic signs. Such categories will serve as a guide to elaborate informed considerations on data visualization and their features when used in humanities re-search. Additionally, to illustrate more clearly the differences between the types and methods of visualization proposed, some visual examples will be presented along the text.
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