Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery 2.0
I recently resumed my Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery project, a Civilization-inspired tech tree but for the real life history of science. The content is grounded in Asimov's book with some flourishes added, courtesy of yours truly. Four years since starting the project I'm sharing a significant update. Here's a quick overview of the new viz:
And some major improvements vis-à-vis the original version:
- Revised the visual design of the cards, each of which now features an illustration.
- Improved the UI of the overall system including search and field filtering and a separate timeline component.
- Addressed table-stakes like panning, zooming, and mobile web support.
- Extended the timeline from 1700 to 1850, more than doubling the number of cards to 597.
In the remainder of this short post, I describe challenges I encountered along the way, and their solutions.