Mitchell, Marilyn

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A cursory examination of newspapers and magazines shows that much information isconveyed through timelines and time-related graphs and charts. These graphics havea structure that is based upon many factors, including our cognitive representation oftime, the direction in which we write, timescales, rhetorical intent, and the restrictionsof a two-dimensional surface. This paper examines the theoretical underpinnings ofthese factors in an effort to assist journalists and informational designers to makeclearer and more readable time-related graphic

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The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts

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The visual representation of time in timelines, graphs, and charts

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