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  • Designing network visuaizations for genetic literary criticism
    Publication . Elli, Tommaso; Benedetti, Andrea; Pallacci, Valentina; Spadini, Elena; Mauri, Michele
    We present a research project aimed at de-signing a new visual model for the analysis and presentation of data of genetic criticism, an approach to the study of literature that inquires about the genesis of literary works. The project was carried out in collaboration between researchers in information design and literary scholars, in the context of the project «Gustave Roud.Œuvres completes». The introduced visual model builds on top of network graphs and introduces speci昀椀c visual features aimed at supporting analy-sis of genetic criticism. The design process involved three moments: (1) the gathering of information for the de昀椀nition of design requirements; (2) the phase of the prototyping of the visual model; (3) the production and evaluation of the 昀椀nal network visualizations. The presented process is rich in insights into the collaboration between design researchers and scholars involved in digital humanities
    2023Journal article Open access Show more
  • A literature review on “friction” as a method for reflection in design interventions
    Publication . Benedetti, Andrea; Mauri, Michele
    The article proposes a literature review on how design could be a viable way to make users reflect when using design products in the larger context of data production through digital technologies. Design practitioners con-sider quickness, ease of use, and smoothness as hallmarks of good design that produces digital interfaces that do not disclose what is happening behind the surface, creating opaque situations in which users are not necessarily aware of the consequences of their actions. To reframe this approach to design, we explore the concept of “friction” as a lens to analyze existing definitions of this and related concepts in design and as a metaphorical design approach emerging from the literature. A “frictional” perspective could entail slow interaction with technology or the focus on designing effort in using user interfaces that produce data to dispel opaqueness in existing practices. Using Scopus as a proxy to inquire about the defined term, a corpus of relevant publications is analyzed to gather existing design approaches along with occurring instances of the word “friction” and how it has been used previously. To conclude, we introduce the concepts of “diegetic frictions” and “extra-diegetic frictions” as a possible taxonomy of design interventions that embody the initial intention outlined in the article.
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