User perceptioner of 4 hierarchical layout

Abstract

Information visualization offers an opportunity to provide quick overviews and support exploration of the information landscape. However, there are many visualization tech-niques and layouts to choose from and some designs work better than others. The poster presents four hierarchical layouts developed in our FrbrVis prototype to display bibli-ographic work families and looks at user's perceptions of the layouts gathered through a usability study. The results of reaction cards and interviews show that the radial layout was perceived least favorably while sunburst received the highest number of positive comments.