visualizations
Charts and graphs
Visualizations are visual representations of data, concepts, or processes—charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, and other images that make information easier to understand than raw numbers or text.
The term appears frequently in data science and business contexts: The dashboard includes visualizations of quarterly sales trends.
In meditation and sports psychology, visualizations are mental images conjured to achieve focus or rehearse performance: She used visualizations to prepare for the competition.
Visual data displays
- graphsVisual data displays
- dashboardsVehicle information panels
- infographicsVisual representations of information
- heatmapsColor-coded data visualizations
scatterplots · histograms · bar charts · pie charts · line graphs · treemaps · sparklines · metrics
Points of connection
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- graphsVisual data displays
- flowchartsVisual representations of procedures
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
connectivity · diagrams · trees · directed · hierarchies · organizational charts · mind maps · concept maps
Placed and secured equipment
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
- light showsCoordinated illumination performances
- digital artComputer-generated visual work
- generative artRule-based aesthetic creation
immersive · interactive · multimedia · video mapping · kinetic · holographic · LED displays · experiential
Scaled representations or fashion workers
- simulationsArtificial replicas of processes
- renderingsVisual representations of subjects
- molecularOf tiny particles
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
volumetric · topographic · anatomical · spectral · fluid dynamics · particle · contour maps · cross-sections
Depiction or likeness
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- depictionRepresentation in art
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- displayPresentation for viewing
communication · comprehension · interpretation · storytelling · narrative · legibility · readability · simplification
Faculty for forming ideas
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- picturingForming mental images
- envisioningForming mental pictures
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
mental images · meditation · guided imagery · daydreaming · mind's eye · manifestation · cognitive · spatial reasoning
charts
Visual data displays
- graphsVisual data displays
- dashboardsVehicle information panels
- infographicsVisual representations of information
heatmaps · scatterplots · histograms · bar charts · pie charts · line graphs · treemaps · sparklines · metrics · analytics
nodes
Points of connection
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- graphsVisual data displays
- flowchartsVisual representations of procedures
topology · connectivity · diagrams · trees · directed · hierarchies · organizational charts · mind maps · concept maps · relationships
installations
Placed and secured equipment
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
- light showsCoordinated illumination performances
- digital artComputer-generated visual work
generative art · immersive · interactive · multimedia · video mapping · kinetic · holographic · LED displays · experiential · gallery
models
Scaled representations or fashion workers
- simulationsArtificial replicas of processes
- renderingsVisual representations of subjects
- molecularOf tiny particles
3D · volumetric · topographic · anatomical · spectral · fluid dynamics · particle · contour maps · cross-sections · MRI
representation
Depiction or likeness
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- depictionRepresentation in art
- presentationFormal display to viewers
display · communication · comprehension · interpretation · storytelling · narrative · legibility · readability · simplification · explanation
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- picturingForming mental images
- envisioningForming mental pictures
conceptualizing · mental images · meditation · guided imagery · daydreaming · mind's eye · manifestation · cognitive · spatial reasoning
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- data visualizationcharts, graphs, dashboards, bar charts, pie charts
- Analytics ToolsTableau, Looker, Google Analytics, Periscope, Jasper
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
visualizationsraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
raw numbers · spreadsheets · tabular data · data tables · plain text
visualizationsreality
What actually exists
direct observation · the real thing · actuality · primary sources
- data visualizationGraphical representation of information
- 3D visualizationDepicting objects with depth
- creative visualizationImagining outcomes to achieve them
- visualization toolsApplications rendering data visually