Subway
-allows for readers to control their reading experience -offers reader numerous entry points to main content and “exit” points to related content that will eventually return reader to the original content -succeeds in its incorporation of text, audio, and visual components in a linear model -NYT’s snowfall is most popular example -Snowfall was a very successful model, this will not be the best model for every story -Pictured above are screenshots from ProPublica’s “Use Only As Directed”
Martini
-largely based on user’s experiences -iranian refugees best example --best for exemplifying the potential of numerous outcomes/situations within a single topic or theme -allows user more freedom while maintaining the structure of a subway -Pictured above are screenshots from Www.productsofslavery.org
Hub and Spoke -basic/older
-mainly involves clicking and pop-ups -hard to do well without overwhelming the reader -most basic data visualizations are hub and spoke models -Pictured above is a screenshot from the Chicago Tribune’s Chicago shootings project