The idea of each project is to apply the visualization principles, you have learned in the course. You choose the data and task for your project yourself. Your job is to develop a meaningful interactive visualization solving the task defined by you in D3.js. You may of course use Tableau Prep or Tableau for data preparation. You will hand in a complete web site with task & data description, concept sketch, interactive visualization, references and authors.
The problem definition (a.k.a research question) is the cornerstone of your visualization project. It should be clear and focused, as well as of personal interest to you. You should develop your problem definition in order to target the specific topic but remember that the visualization should also be able to answer that question. Spend some time collecting information about a topic that interests you and remember to mention the most relevant references in the link section of your website. Discuss possible research questions with your group member and choose one for your project proposal. → Research
As a group, you should choose the data best fitting your research question. There is no restriction on the data you should use but remember that the source should be reliable. There are many open datasets available in the Internet. Please make sure that there is no copyright problem, i.e. you are allowed to use the data, as this could lead to legal issues. Once you selected the data, keep track of basic metadata information, as you should present it in your project proposal and in a dedicated section of your website. → Data
One (or more) interactive visualizations should be the core practical outcome of your project. This is the main support that visitors of your website should use to investigate and understand your data and problem. Spend some time on the Internet looking at existing solutions and draft a paper sketch (Figure 1 and 2). We ask you to enclose a sketch like this with the project proposal and on your final webpage. Remember that you should be able to justify the design solutions you implement. You need to be able to discuss the motivation, justification of your design solutions when presenting your research project in oral form. → Visualization
As previously mentioned, your visualization project goes beyond a simple visualization. We expect you to provide a complete web-based solution on your research topic. Ideally you should include at least the following elements: