Aquanims -- Area-Preserving Animated Transitions based on a Hydraulic Metaphor

TL;DR

Aquanims introduces area-preserving animated transitions using a hydraulic metaphor, enhancing visual consistency in rectangle-based charts by mimicking incompressible fluids during transformations.

Contribution

This paper presents a novel hydraulic metaphor for animated transitions that maintain area, specifically applied to rectangle-based charts, addressing a gap in visual consistency.

Findings

Aquanims effectively preserves area during animations.

The hydraulic metaphor improves visual clarity in chart transitions.

Design space exploration for Aquanims demonstrates versatility.

Abstract

We propose "Aquanims" as new design metaphors for animated transitions that preserve displayed areas during the transformation. As liquids are incompressible fluids, we use a hydraulic metaphor to convey the sense of area preservation during animated transitions. We study the design space of Aquanims for rectangle-based charts.