{"id":39175,"date":"2025-05-04T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/?p=39175"},"modified":"2025-05-04T23:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T03:02:42","slug":"mid-century-chairs-connections-network-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/visualization\/mid-century-chairs-connections-network-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Century Chairs & Connections: Network Analysis<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This analysis uses network visualization to examine relationships between 111 influential 1890s-1990s designers. The study reveals natural communities that transcend conventional categorizations, showing how design ideas flowed across regions and styles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESEARCH QUESTION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Did specific geographical regions exhibit more substantial influence within particular design categories, and how might this relate to recognition levels for designers from those regions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The dataset comprises 111 designers from 17 countries, 62 schools, and seven art movements, from the same dataset for the Map Visualization<\/a>, but enriched with nodes. Designer attributes include gender, style, country, and school affiliation. Connections between designers represent relationships including shared schools and spousal connections, with weighted edges (1-3) indicating relationship strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We used Gephi’s ForceAtlas2 layout with modularity detection to create a graph showing node connections. Based on earlier iterations, this graph has a density of 20.2% and a modularity percentage of 31.6%. The size of each node indicates its influence, which is determined by the number of connections it has. We made several visualizations, including:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n