Information Visualization

Colin Ware defines information visualization is “the use of visual representations of abstract data to amplify cognition”.

The general aim for information visualization is to enable users to receive the information they need, make sense of it, and reach decisions in a relatively short time.

The main function for information visualization is to map from abstract data to visual form to make human being easy to be understood. This is because “a good picture is worth ten thousand words”.

-Financial Visualization

Financial Visualization is the practice of making large financial datasets into images.

There are two sets of challenges for building financial visualization:

1. Financial Complexity;

2. Visual Complexity;