5. Overview of data visualization technologies

5.1 Human-data interface and visual perception

Data visualization, whatever its form (application, code, graphics), is a form of human-data interface whose development is in line with that of graphical interfaces (and more broadly, HMI (Human-Computer Interaction)). Graphic design has drawn heavily on research in the cognitive sciences, which has led to a better understanding of the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms at play in the design of graphical interfaces. For example, it has been shown that the human visual...