Perceptual Mechanisms

1. Lightness and Brightness Perception
• Ware, ch. 3 [pdf][annotated pdf]
• Edward H. Adelson, "Lightness Perception and Lightness Illusions." [pdf]
• Palmer, section 3.3.1
2. Color Perception
• Ware, ch. 4 [pdf][annotated summary pdf]
• Tufte, Envisioning Information, ch. 5 [pdf]
• P Rheingans. (1999). "Task-based Color Scale Design" [pdf]
• Palmer, ch. 3.
• CG Healy. (1996). "Choosing Effective Colours for Data Visualization" [pdf]
• CA Brewer. (2005). Designing Better Maps, ch.5 [pdf]
• MA Changizi et al. (2006). "Bare skin, blood, and the evolution of primate colour vision." [pdf]
3. Texture Perception; Edge Detection
• Ware, pp. 70-72; 159-176. [pdf]
• Ware & Knight (1995). "Using Visual Texture for Information Display". [pdf]
• Interrante (2000). "Harnessing Natural Textures for Multivariate Visualization." [pdf]
• Kim et al. (2004). "Conveying Shape With Texture." [pdf]
• Palmer, section 6.2.3
• Kujala & Lukka. (2003). "Rendering Recognizably Unique Textures." [pdf]
• Healey & Enns (1999). "Large Datasets at a Glance." [pdf]
• Essay-3
4. Motion Perception
• Ware, pp. 217-225 [pdf]
• Sekuler et al, "Motion perception" [pdf]
• Bartram, "Perceptual and Interpretative Properties of Motion for Information Visualization". [pdf]
• Palmer, sections 5.4, 10.1-10.3
• Huber & Healey, "Visualizing Data with Motion". [pdf]
• Essay-3
5. Perceptual Organization
• Ware, ch 6. (up to p.206) [pdf]
• Tufte, Envisioning Information, ch. 3 [pdf]
• Chang et al. (2002). "Gestalt Theory in Visual Screen Design." [pdf]
• Kamba et al (1996). "Using small-screen space more efficiently." [pdf]
• Palmer, ch. 6
• Mullet & Sano, Designing Visual Interfaces, pp 76-129 [pdf]
• Essay-2
6. Visual Attention
• Ware, ch. 5 (pp. 145-156; 177-181; 355-362). [pdf]
• RA Rensink (2011). "The Management of Visual Attention in Graphic Displays." [pdf]
• A MacEachren (1995). How Maps Work, pp 80-101. [pdf]
• Palmer, section 11.2.4.
• Wolfe & Horowitz. (2004). "What Attributes Guide the Deployment of Visual Attention and How Do They Do It". Nature Reviews. [pdf]
• Rosenholtz et al. (2005). "Feature Congestion: A Measure of Display Clutter". [pdf]
• RA Rensink & JT Enns (1998). "Early Completion of Occluded Objects." [pdf]
• Findlater et al. (2009). "Ephemeral Adaptation: The Use of Gradual Onset to Improve Menu Selection Performance." [pdf]
• S Wood et al. (2005). "Attention Design: Eight Issues to Consider". [pdf]
• Essay-3
7. Object Perception; Shape
• Ware, ch. 7 (to p. 243) [pdf]
• Feldman. "What is a Visual Object?" [pdf]
• Bar. "Visual Objects in Context." [pdf]
• Rohrer et al. "A Shape-based Visual Interface for Text Retrieval." [pdf]
• Palmer, ch. 7 & 8; pp 413-436
• Irani et al. "Using Perceptual Syntax to Enhance Semantic Content in Diagrams". [pdf]
• Forsell et al. "Simple 3D Glyphs for Spatial Multivariate Data" [pdf]
• Ebert et al. "Procedural Shape Generation for Multidimensional Data Visualization" [pdf]
• Essay-3
8. Movement Perception; Event Perception
• Newell et al. "The Role of Characteristic Motion in Object Categorization" [pdf]
• Zacks. & Swallow. "Event Segmentation" [pdf]
• Zacks & Tversky. "Event Structure in Perception and Conception." [pdf]
• Palmer, section 10.4
• Zacks. "How We Organize Our Experience into Events" [html]
• Jacobs et al. "Observations" [pdf]
• Essay-2
9. Scene Perception
• Oliva. "Gist of the Scene" [pdf]
• Rensink. "The Dynamic Representation of Scenes." [pdf]
• Rensink. "Internal vs External Information in Visual Perception" [pdf].Examples at [html]
• Ware, pp. 362-379
• Oliva et al. "Identifying the Perceptual Dimensions of Visual Complexity of Scenes". [pdf]
• Varakin et al. "Unseen and Unaware: Implications of Recent Research on Failures of Visual Awareness for Human-Computer Interface Design". [pdf]
• Essay-3
10. Space Perception and Spatial Memory
• Ware, ch. 8 [pdf]
• Block. "Space" [pdf]
• Golledge and Stimson. "Spatial Cognition, Cognitive Mapping, and Cognitive Maps" [pdf].
• Palmer, ch. 5.
• Kuipers. "The 'Map in the Head' Metaphor." [pdf]
• Bardel. Depth Cues for Information Design. [pdf]
• MacEachren. How Maps Work, pp. 136-147. [pdf]
• Cutting. "Perceiving Scenes in Film and in the World." [pdf]
• Essay-3
11. Visuomotor Control; Visual Awareness
• Ware, pp 317-324. [pdf]
• Goodale & Haffenden. "Frames of Reference for Perception and Action in the Human Visual System." [pdf]
• Merikle & Daneman. "Psychological Investigations of Unconscious Perception."[pdf].
• Palmer, sections 13.2, 13.3.
• Goodale & Milner. "Separate Visual Pathways for Perception and Action." [pdf]
• Po et al. "Pointing and Visual Feedback for Spatial Interaction in Large-Screen Display Environments." [pdf]
• Lui et al. "Target Detection and Localization in Visual Search: A Dual Systems Perspective". [pdf]
• Hu et al. "Constraints and Principles for the Design of Human-Machine Interfaces: A Virtual Reality Approach." [pdf]
• Essay-1

Application Areas (Visual Displays)

1. Drawings and Diagrams
• B. Tversky, "Spatial Schemas in Depiction." [pdf]
• M. Massironi, ch 97-129. [pdf]
2. Maps
• M. Monmonier, How To Lie With Maps, ch 1-3. [pdf]
• A. MacEachren, How Maps Work, pp 21-50. [pdf]
• A. MacEachren & M-J. Kraak. "Research Challenges in Geovisualization" [pdf]
3. Statistical Graphics
• W.S. Cleveland, The Elements of Graphing Data, ch. 1, 4. [pdf][pdf]
• E.R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information:
• ch 4-6. [pdf] [pdf]
• R.A. Rensink & G. Baldridge, "The Perception of Correlation in Scatterplots." [pdf]
• Bartram & Stone, "Whisper, Don't Scream: Characterizing Subtle Grids" [pdf]
• Cleveland & McGill, "Graphical Perception: Theory, Experimentation, and Application..." [pdf]
• Wainer & Velleman, "Statistical Graphics: Mapping the Pathways of Science." [pdf]
• Essay-3
4. Depiction of Motion; Animation
• Tversky, Morrison, & Betrancourt, "Animation: Can It Facilitate?" [pdf]
• Baecker et al, "Bringing Icons to Life", pp. 444-449. [pdf]
• McCloud, Understanding Comics, pp. 107-117. [pdf]
• Williams, Animator's Survival Kit, pp 11-20, 226-230, 273-284. [pdf]
• Gillan & Sapp, "Static Representation of Object Motion." [pdf]
• Cutting (2002). "Representing Motion in a Static Image." [pdf]
• Whitaker & Halas, Timing for Animation, pp. 58-75. [pdf]
• Buxton & Fournier, "Characterizing Animation Systems by their Vocabulary of Motion". [pdf]
• Lowe, "Interrogation of a Dynamic Visualization During Learning." [pdf]
• Kadaba et al, "Visualizing Causal Semantics Using Animations".
• Harrison et al, "Obscuring Length Changes During Animated Motion." [pdf]
• Essay-2
5. Graphic Design; Visual Interfaces
• R. Williams, Non-Designer's Design Book, ch 1-5.
• Mullet & Sano, Designing Visual Interfaces, pp. 1-49 [pdf]
• Rabb, The Presentation Design Book, pp. 47-57. [pdf]
• Marcus, "Principles of Effective Visual Communication for Graphical User Interface Design." [pdf]
• Baecker et al., "Vision, Graphic Design, and Visual Display." [pdf]
• Interface Hall of Shame [html]
• baddesigns.com [html]
• Web Pages That Suck [html]
• Essay-3
6. Information Visualization
• Munzner, "Information Visualization" [pdf]
• SK Card et al, Readings in Information Visualization: ch. 1 [pdf]
• R Spence, Information Visualization, ch. 1, 2. [pdf]
• Healey & Enns (1999). "Large Datasets at a Glance." [pdf]
• Card & Mackinlay. "The Structure of the Information Visualization Design Space". [pdf]
• Notes on Writing
7. Cartoons; Icon Design
• McCloud, Understanding Comics, ch 2. [pdf]
• Mullet & Sano, Designing Visual Interfaces, ch 6. [pdf]
• Ware, p. 228-237.
• Massironi, pp. 260-266. [pdf]
• Nowell et al. [pdf]
• Essay-3
8. Depiction of Time and Movement
• Tufte, Envisioning Information, ch. 6 [pdf]
• Muller & Schumann. (2003). "Visualization Methods for Time-Dependent Data - An Overview." [pdf]
• McCloud, Understanding Comics, pp 94-107 [pdf]
• Massironi, ch. 7 [pdf]
• Gentner, "Spatial Metaphors in Temporal Reasoning". [pdf]
• Essay-2
9. Multi-view Displays; Film
• Zacks & Magliano. "Film, Narrative, and Cognitive Neuroscience". [pdf]
• McCloud, Understanding Comics, ch. 3. [pdf]
• Wang-Baldonado et al. "Guidelines for Using Multiple Views in Information Visualization". [pdf]
• May. "Perceptual Principles and Computer Graphics". [pdf]
• North & Shneiderman. "Snap-together visualization: Can Users Construct and Operate Coordinated Visualizations?" [pdf]
• Brodbeck and Girardin. Using Multiple Co-ordinated Views to Analyze Geo-Referenced High-Dimensional Datasets. [pdf]
• Essay-3
10. Navigation of Information Spaces
• Ware, pp. 325-350. [pdf]
• S. McCloud. Reinventing Comics, pp. 212-235. [pdf]
• Spence. "A Framework for Navigation." [pdf]
• Furnas. Effective View Navigation. [pdf]
• Plumlee & Ware. "Zooming vs Multiple Window Interfaces: Cognitive Costs of Visual Comparisons." [pdf]
• Van Wijk & Nuij. "Smooth and Efficient Zooming and Panning". [pdf]
• Ball & North. "Effects of Tiled High-Resolution Display on Basic Visualization and Navigation Tasks."
• Carpendale et al. "Extended Distortion Viewing from 2D to 3D". [pdf]
• Vinson. "Design Guidelines for Landmarks to Support Navigation in Virtual Environments". [pdf]
• Essay-3
11. Visual Thinking; Future Directions
• Ware, ch. 11. [pdf 1] [pdf 2]
• Johnson. "Top Scientific Visualization Research Problems".
• Rensink. "Four Futures and a History" [html]
• Rensink. "The Modeling and Control of Visual Perception." [pdf]

Reference

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