The are several strategies that this data map has. One strategy is the layout. The layout flows from the older generation to the younger generation. The color coding helps to allow the viewer to easily determine how each member is related. The different sizes of "people" helps to show who is older and who is younger between family members. The age and the year the person was married allows the viewer to determine what generation the person is. There is a clear distinction between male and female by the way the characters are shaped.

The SIGGRAPH data map is extremely complicated. As such, it is arranged in a manner best suited to achieving its goals. By placing the names of individuals in a roughly circular shape, it allows for lines to be drawn between each and every individual as needed. The colors used are very vivid and contrast well, which is essential in such a cluttered space, so that individual lines can be picked out and traced to and from their origins. Unfortunately, the arrangement of the Facebook SIGGRAPH group map places very little emphasis on varying font sizes. As a result, the title of the document is the same font size as individual data points on the map. This makes it hard for users to know where to focus on the design, since they cannot immediately spot the map's important features.

I thought it was unique how to involved pets into the family tree. I think it makes it more personal and interesting to the audience. The way you place your family is very affective because it's easy to follow and to understand. The tactic of using family photos is very useful to your message your are trying to convey.

How the creator used color made the map easy to follow. One is able to detect each person on this map and know if they are male or female and how they are related to the creator.
Also the arrows pointing to a specific person makes it easier to detect who your parents' siblings are and then you know who is related by marriage. The strategy of colors and arrows make it much easier for viewers to follow your family tree without confusion.

The arrangement of your family tree is well organized. The grandparents are on top and noticeably labeled. Then it steps down to your parents, aunts and uncles, then a step down from that it shows how you connect to the tree along with all your cousins and brother and sister. The diagram is not too crowded and a key is not needed. It is obvious to see who the women are and who the men are in the family. The names of all the members are nicely listed below the people and there's no need to have to put uncle, aunt, cousin with each name because the entire row is labeled as a whole which keeps the diagram less complicated.

The time line is a good use of presenting the data. The numbers are a bit confusing at first glance on what they represent, something to show it is the diameter might help. Everything else a quick and simple representation on how parents have rightfully become uptight with their kids wandering.

The arrangement of this data map is very clean and easy to understand. This data map uses illustrations and text to show the steps of cleaning a dvd. The illustrations are clearly defined by the key at the beginning of the document.

The steps are also spaced out evenly. The steps listed are short and deal with only one specific part of the process, which makes it easy to understand. By using good diagrams and well thought out design this data map is very effective.

This data map reminds me of the Basic Printing guide that was in one of the readings. It has minimal text and the images are very easy to understand. The arrangement of the images allow for a natural reading flow. Also, having the images showing what not to do when wiping the disc helps the user in preventing scratches to the disc.

The medium for this guide could be anything that involves a disc. It could be placed in a disc cleaning kit as well as packaged with a movie, game, or music disc. By doing this the user would be have the knowledge of cleaning the disc when it gets dirty.

I like how you decided to use various colors and icons to not only specify gender, but also in how they're related to you. I suppose this falls under "strategies" because you use visuals to convey information in tandem with the legend on the bottom, as opposed to simple text-based maps with too much information for so little space. Let's see...7 uncles, 5 aunts, 4 cousins of each gender, and 2 brothers?

Interesting. I wonder how you would have handled their ages in relation to you. Or did you even consider the ages at all? I noticed that they could be in order of age in relation to each other if you look from left to right, but this isn't listed anywhere.

If the strategy of this map was to be able to pinpoint the outliers of the data it would be very useful, or to show the shear number of people coming from the approximately same area. The color coding of grouping people within distances from each other provided a quick way to find the three people living near each other but no one else. Also, if there was a geographical map where the colored lines were linked to colored parts of the map, this may have presented a better way to communicate the data. You then could have shown clusters of people and where they are from.

I think this iconograph does a good job of executing the task at hand because of the strategy that was used. The strategy seems to be to make this as straight forward as possible. It is very descriptive even though it uses just pictures. It shows how to hold the disc, how to clean it, and what to clean it with. It is very easy to understand because of the check mark and the red "do not do" signs.

This data map uses a different color for each type of family member represented. This strategy helps clarify who exactly the people are in relation to Cechamble. Cechamble chose to have black represent his place in the family, which worked out well because he immediately stood out in the map. It helps the viewer make more sense of where everyone else is positioned in the family if they can clearly see you first.