Time Curves: Folding Time to Visualize Patterns of Temporal Evolution in Data
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Year: 2015

We introduce time curves as a general approach for visualizing patterns of evolution in temporal data. Examples of such patterns include slow and regular progressions, large sudden changes, and reversals to previous states. These patterns can be of interest in a range of domains, such as collaborative document editing, dynamic network analysis, and video analysis. Time curves employ the metaphor of folding a timeline visualization into itself so as to bring similar time points close to each othe