Code book of RTL visualization in Arabic News media

In this project, we aimed to map the visualisation design space of visualisation embedded in right-to-left (RTL) scripts. We aimed to expand our knowledge of visualisation design beyond the dominance of research based on left-to-right (LTR) scripts. Through this project, we identify common design practices regarding the chart structure, the text, and the source. We also identify ambiguity, particularly regarding the axis position and direction, suggesting that the community may benefit from unified standards similar to those found on web design for RTL scripts. To achieve this goal, we curated a dataset that covered 128 visualisations found in Arabic news media and coded these visualisations based on the chart composition (e.g., chart type, x-axis direction, y-axis position, legend position, interaction, embellishment type), text (e.g., availability of text, availability of caption, annotation type), and source (source position, attribution to designer, ownership of the visualisation design). Links are also provided to the articles and the visualisations. This dataset is limited for stand-alone visualisations, whether they were single-panelled or included small multiples. We also did not consider infographics in this project, nor any visualisation that did not have an identifiable chart type (e.g., bar chart, line chart). The attached documents also include some graphs from our analysis of the dataset provided, where we illustrate common design patterns and their popularity within our sample.本研究旨在系统梳理嵌入从右到左（RTL）脚本的可视化设计空间，打破当前可视化设计研究多以从左到右（LTR）脚本为基础的研究局限，拓展该领域的认知边界。通过本项目，我们总结出与图表结构、文本元素及来源信息相关的通用设计实践；同时识别出诸多歧义问题，尤以坐标轴位置与方向的歧义最为突出，这表明可视化社区可借鉴RTL脚本网页设计的现有统一标准，以优化相关设计规范。为达成上述目标，我们构建了一个数据集，收录了阿拉伯新闻媒体中的128个可视化作品，并从图表构成（如图表类型、X轴方向、Y轴位置、图例位置、交互方式、装饰元素类型）、文本内容（如文本可用性、标题可用性、注释类型）以及来源信息（如来源位置、设计者署名、可视化设计的归属权）三个维度对这些作品进行编码标注。本数据集同时附带了对应新闻文章与可视化作品的链接。本数据集仅收录独立可视化作品，涵盖单面板可视化与小多视图（small multiples）两类；且未纳入信息图表，也未收录无法明确判定图表类型的可视化作品（如柱状图、折线图）。随附文档还包含本次数据集分析所生成的部分可视化结果图，用于展示样本中常见的设计模式及其流行程度。