Understanding and predicting the affordances of visual logics

James Burton; Peter Coppin

Understanding and predicting the affordances of visual logics

James Burton, Peter Coppin

University of Brighton

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We compare the aﬀordances of two visual logics, one from the Euler family of notations, spider diagrams, and one which takes a signiﬁcantly diﬀerent approach to representing logical concepts, existential graphs. We identify strengths and weaknesses of each notation and present these features as being related to the idea that each notation is, to a greater or lesser degree, biased towards objects or predicates, and that such biases make a notation more or less eﬀective in a given context. We then introduce a framework for understanding and predicting those aﬀordances, which can help guide us towards better use of existing graphical notations and the design of more eﬀective new notations. The framework links research in semiotics and linguistics with insights provided by the HCI and diagrams communities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on euler diagrams
Place of Publication	Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Publisher	CEUR-WS
Pages	47-61
Number of pages	15
Volume	854
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2012
Event	Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on euler diagrams - Canterbury, UK, 2 July, 2012 Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → …

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Name	Euler Diagrams 2012

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Workshop	Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on euler diagrams
Period	2/07/12 → …

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Understanding and predicting the affordances of visual logics. / Burton, James; Coppin, Peter.
Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on euler diagrams. Vol. 854 Tilburg University, The Netherlands: CEUR-WS, 2012. p. 47-61 (Euler Diagrams 2012).

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