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atanasiu2022-applicationsofthedocumenttowersmethodofrepresentingdocumentstructures-compact
Journal article

Applications of the Document Towers method of representing document structures

DOKPE

  • 03.10.2022
Published in:
  • Information Design Journal. - John Benjamins Publishing Company. - 2022, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 144-190
Library and Information Sciences
document structure
document representation
document analysis
information systems
visual metaphors
English This article argues in favor of representing the spatial distribution of information within and between documents, by surveying a broad variety of potential applications, including the entire document lifecycle, multiple sensory modalities, and a large spectrum of tasks and users. The theoretical explanations of this richness are a further facet of the article, and can be summarized as follows: (1) insights emerge from focusing on information structure, rather than information meaning; (2) spatializing information creates new information; (3) simplification increases the polyvalence of representation models; (4) introducing mystery in communication channels motivates discovery and diversifies insights; (5) approaching information design as a Gesamtkunstwerk multiplies the applications; (6) information is a manifestation of a link between structures and the actions these enable, while information design is the art and science of creating such links. The argument is developed around the concrete example of a document structure visualization, the Document Towers, which uses the metaphor of architectural models to represent documents.
Faculty
Faculté des sciences et de médecine
Department
Département d'Informatique
Language
  • English
Classification
Computer science and technology
License
CC BY-NC
Open access status
hybrid
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Persistent URL
https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/325921
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