A thought

It seems obvious that if Peircean Semiotics can inform/describe the design processes of HCI, then it should also be the case that such theory can apply to Information Visualisation deisgn. Can Peircean semiotics extend or inform a Pattern language of visualisation?

A Semiotic Introduction

A Semiotic Introduction

Notes in the right direction...

Design Patterns

Christopher Alexander admits (according to Gabriel) the failure of design patterns to yield the "quality without a name". It would be interesting to note whether the same holds true for Software patterns, and by extension patterns for Information Visualisation. Corollary: can considerations of aesthetics reveal where there are deficiencies in the effectiveness of patterns for visualisation design?