Hi,
Also if you are able to look at using a Simile
<http://www.simile-widgets.org/> based Timeline
<http://www.simile-widgets.org/timeline/> you may also want to look at
their Exhibit <http://www.simile-widgets.org/exhibit/> widget which
allows for a greater range of interaction options.
Joe
On 16/04/13 09:12, James Morley wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'd first ask two questions before I can give a more detailed answer (and
> in the process make the important division between the source data and the
> presentation):
>
> - what information do you have and how do you have it stored? From your
> initial post it sounds like it may be new content and so you could place it
> anywhere, but if you do have it already stored somewhere that could be
> worth exploring rather than having to rework it. As a side question, who
> will be contributing content and will it be a finite dataset or ongoing?
>
> - what is the ultimate goal in terms of presentation? Is it a slick feature
> on a public website, with implied enhanced interaction?
>
> Here are two examples to stimulate thoughts:
>
> Simile based timeline dynamically pulling in large dataset of Flickr
> Commons images using API (rather old I'm afraid, and definitely with a
> focus on quantity over quality!) -
> http://www.whatsthatpicture.com/vintage-photos/flickr-commons/interactive-timeline
>
> Historypin timeline based on a smaller dataset with a focus on really nice
> design and UI -
> http://www.historypin.com/project/16602005-remember-timeline/
>
> James
>
>
>
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> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Linda Armitage <[log in to unmask]
>> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> Where is a good place to start exploring examples of great visual
>> timelines? We have used so far a Google spreadsheet adapted via Brian
>> Croxall's tutorial:
>> http://briancroxall.net/TimelineTutorial/TimelineTutorial.html - for an
>> internal application only. A new colleague (Gemma) suggests you MCGers
>> would be the ideal people to ask. Any contributions therefore gratefully
>> received.
>> TIA, Linda
>>
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