@inproceedings{acf881dae6e64745bdc95c9f0788b05e,
title = "Minimalism in information visualization: Attitudes towards maximizing the data-ink ratio",
abstract = "Motivation - To evaluate people's acceptance of the minimalist approach to information visualization. Research approach - Eighty seven students, divided into three experimental conditions, rated their preference for two different graphs displaying identical information - a standard bar-graph and a minimalist version. Both versions were taken from Tufte (1983). Findings/Design - The results indicate a clear preference of non-minimalist bar-graphs, suggesting low acceptance of minimalist design principles such as high data-ink ratio. Research limitations/Implications - Subjects had no prior experience with the minimalist graph and therefore familiarity might have an effect on the results. Originality/Value - The research contributes empirical results on people's preferences to the mostly theoretical/ideological debate over approaches to the presentation of quantitative information. Take away message - People did not like Tufte's minimalist design of bar-graphs; they seem to prefer {"}chartjunk{"} instead.",
keywords = "Tufte, chartjunk, information visualization, minimalist design",
author = "Ohad Inbar and Noam Tractinsky and Joachim Meyer",
year = "2007",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1145/1362550.1362587",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781847998491",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
pages = "185--188",
booktitle = "ECCE 2007 - European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics",
note = "25th Anniversary Conference of the European Association for Cognitive Ergonomics, EACE ; Conference date: 28-08-2007 Through 31-08-2007",
}