For this task I have developed a diagram of my own social network using the browser based flowchart creation tool draw.io. Taking into account the core groups in life where I make the majority of my connections.
Leading on from the work I've done previously with communicating information graphically, I have attempted to ensure my diagram is relatively simple.
By this I mean reducing clutter and clearly grouping aspects through the use of clouds and colour. I have also sized the circles relatively with the size of the specific groups, along with emphasis on the outlines and connecting lines to represent the importance or strength of connections.
I feel the use of clouds in my diagram allows the audience to see clusters clearly, a topic which ties in to the Law Of Small Worlds[1] from Jan Van Dijk's book 'The Network Of Society'.
For example you can clearly see how each of those clutters relates to each other. In an larger diagram I feel that the six degrees of separation theory could easily be supported in this type of visual representation.
Leading on from the work I've done previously with communicating information graphically, I have attempted to ensure my diagram is relatively simple.
By this I mean reducing clutter and clearly grouping aspects through the use of clouds and colour. I have also sized the circles relatively with the size of the specific groups, along with emphasis on the outlines and connecting lines to represent the importance or strength of connections.
I feel the use of clouds in my diagram allows the audience to see clusters clearly, a topic which ties in to the Law Of Small Worlds[1] from Jan Van Dijk's book 'The Network Of Society'.
For example you can clearly see how each of those clutters relates to each other. In an larger diagram I feel that the six degrees of separation theory could easily be supported in this type of visual representation.
The Law of Small Worlds[1]
In large-scale networks, most units are no neighbours, but still can reach almost every other unit in a few steps (six degrees of separation) creating a small world. Explanation: units are grouped in clusters with strong ties, and they reach people in other clusters by long-distance and often weak ties. - Taking these steps, the influence of people by contagion reaches tree degrees. [1]
References
[1] Jan Van Dijk (2012). Networks: The Nervous System of Society. In Network Society, Box 2.7, p39, Print
[1] Jan Van Dijk (2012). Networks: The Nervous System of Society. In Network Society, Box 2.7, p39, Print