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The Emerging Genre of Data Comics

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The special Art on Graphics article explores the potential of data comics and their unique ability to communicate both data and context via compelling visual storytelling.
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As we increasingly rely on data to understand our world, and as problems require global solutions, we need to effectively communicate that data to help people make informed decisions. The special Art on Graphics article explores the potential of data comics and their unique ability to communicate both data and context via compelling visual storytelling.

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The Emerging Genre of Data Comics
Citation for published version:
Bach, B, Riche, NH, Carpendale, S & Pfister, H 2017, 'The Emerging Genre of Data Comics', IEEE
Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2017.33
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6 May/June 2017 Published by the IEEE Computer Society 0272-1716/17/$33.00 © 2017 IEEE
Art on Graphics
Editors: Bruce Campbell
and Francesca Samsel
The Emerging Genre of Data Comics
Benjamin Bach
Harvard University
Nathalie Henry Riche
Microsoft Research
Sheelagh Carpendale
University of Calgary
Hanspeter P ster
Harvard University

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 7

8 May/June 2017
Art on Graphics

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 9

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