An Association Analysis on Visual Representation and Content Type of Web Infographics

網頁資訊圖像的表現形式與主題內容之關聯分析

許子凡(Tzu-Fan Hsu) ； 楊朝明(Chao-Ming Yang)

《設計學研究》 18卷1期 (2015/07) Pp. 1-22

https://doi.org/10.30105/JDS.201507_18(1).0001

摘要

網頁資訊圖像是近年新興的訊息傳播工具，本研究欲探討其構成的「表現形式」與「主題內容」兩因素之特性，經由現況取樣，配合集群分析之檢定與受測者的訪談，分別彙整出兩者的組成類別，並利用關聯分析來檢視其間應用之搭配關係。綜合而言，本研究的結論可歸納為下述三點：（1）在視覺的表現形式上，網頁資訊圖像共有：「統計圖表」、「系統圖」、「示意圖」、「混合類」四種類別；（2）從訊息傳遞的主題內容來看，網頁資訊圖像則可分為：「日常趣味」與「資訊新知」兩種類別；（3）網頁資訊圖像的表現形式與主題內容有顯著關聯，在日常趣味類的主題內容，所採用的表現形式多為示意圖與系統圖，而資訊新知類的主題內容，則以統計圖表與混合類為主。本研究成果除能提供資訊圖像之應用參考，亦可做為後續研究之基礎。

關鍵字

網頁資訊圖像 ； 表現形式 ； 主題內容

並列摘要

Infographics become a popularity offering people visual information in an easy way to consume and share. This study conducted cluster analyses to classify ＂visual representation＂ and ＂content type＂ of infographics. Additionally, an association analysis was used to explore the relation between the two factors. The results were as follows. (1) The visual representation of infographic was categorized into: ＂graph and table＂, ＂organized chart＂, ＂diagram＂, and ＂mixed＂. (2) The content type was divided into: ＂humor issues＂ and ＂novel insight＂. (3) A significant association existed between visual representation and content type. Infographics of ＂humor issues＂ and ＂novel insight＂ preferred visual presentations of ＂diagram＂, ＂organized chart＂ and ＂graph and table＂, ＂mixed＂, respectively. Overall, the findings would provide a reference for web infographic design and also a fundamental for further study.

並列關鍵字

Web Infographic ； Visual Representation ； Content Type

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