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I'm excited to have updated our color naming in different languages project to use the new Oklab/Oklch color space.
The new views highlight the differences in how English and Korean divide blues, greens and purples.
https://idl.uw.edu/color-naming-in-different-languages/vis/full_color_maps.html
#dataviz #languages #colors
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I've made a new diagram of the Oklab/Oklch color space, which I've put on Wikipedia.
Oklab color space is intended to be perceptually uniform, meaning that it fits the weird shape of actual normal human perception. Oklch is the same space but measured in circles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklab_color_space
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A student told me about the new Oklab color space, which fixes a problems with previous perceptual color spaces (like LAB).
Unfortunately, when I tried Oklab instead of LAB to make color bins for a datavis, the lightness dimension is much longer, which makes it hard to show a lot of bins.
#datavis
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The bins in all these diagrams are equal perceptual size (equal volume in Oklab space). See my diagram of the relationship between Oklab and Oklch.
For each language, the tiles are sized based on the percentage agreement on the most common color word for that tile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklab_color_space
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Typical post (engagement)
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Engagement vs followers
80/100
Very consistent reach
Oct 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 2 and 2 likes + reposts (median 2) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: Thanks again to co-authors of the 2019 paper: Younghoon Kim who · 4 likes + reposts
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Mostly images
Recent: 6 text · 6 image · 0 video.
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Follows 818 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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I've started making the Mastodon versions of the bot activities in our textbook: Social Media, Ethics, and Automation by me and @SusanNotess
(activities are already in Bluesky, Reddit, and Discord)
https://social-media-ethics-automation.g…
https://cooperativeoverlapping.substack.com/p/a-fuller-statement-about-my-bluesky
The episode is free on Youtube (8 minutes): https://youtu.be/TxoqJ0Pmux0
One of my favorite shots from TV (Bluey – Sleepytime):
The untouched glass of water is part of the carnage from the family's night-long battle for sleep. The battle is at times brutal for all in the family, but ultimately victorious, with…
I was working on Oklab/Oklch color space after a student pointed it out to me as an improvement for our our Many Languages, Many Colors Project:
https://idl.uw.edu/color-naming-in-different-languages/
I've made a new diagram of the Oklab/Oklch color space, which I've put on Wikipedia.
Oklab color space is intended to be perceptually uniform, meaning that it fits the weird shape of actual normal human perception. Oklch is the same space …
I should add: we already found these naming differences in a 2019 paper by Younghoon Kim, me, Gabriella Silva Gorsky, and Jeff Heer
https://idl.uw.edu/papers/multi-lingual-color-names
The new visualizations have: more data (and more langua…
Follow-up to this, I've figured out strategies for binning in Oklab space, including using boxes that aren't cubes.
https://hci.social/@kylethayer/115603003313065253
The bins in all these diagrams are equal perceptual size (equal volume in Oklab space). See my diagram of the relationship between Oklab and Oklch.
For each language, the tiles are sized based on the percentage agreement on the most common…
I'm excited to have updated our color naming in different languages project to use the new Oklab/Oklch color space.
The new views highlight the differences in how English and Korean divide blues, greens and purples.
https://idl.uw.edu/colo…
A student told me about the new Oklab color space, which fixes a problems with previous perceptual color spaces (like LAB).
Unfortunately, when I tried Oklab instead of LAB to make color bins for a datavis, the lightness dimension is much…
One of my favorite shots from TV (Bluey – Sleepytime):
The untouched glass of water is part of the carnage from the family's night-long battle for sleep. The battle is at times brutal for all in the family, but ultimately victorious, with…
I was working on Oklab/Oklch color space after a student pointed it out to me as an improvement for our our Many Languages, Many Colors Project:
https://idl.uw.edu/color-naming-in-different-languages/
I've made a new diagram of the Oklab/Oklch color space, which I've put on Wikipedia.
Oklab color space is intended to be perceptually uniform, meaning that it fits the weird shape of actual normal human perception. Oklch is the same space …
I should add: we already found these naming differences in a 2019 paper by Younghoon Kim, me, Gabriella Silva Gorsky, and Jeff Heer
https://idl.uw.edu/papers/multi-lingual-color-names
The new visualizations have: more data (and more langua…
Follow-up to this, I've figured out strategies for binning in Oklab space, including using boxes that aren't cubes.
https://hci.social/@kylethayer/115603003313065253
The bins in all these diagrams are equal perceptual size (equal volume in Oklab space). See my diagram of the relationship between Oklab and Oklch.
For each language, the tiles are sized based on the percentage agreement on the most common…
I'm excited to have updated our color naming in different languages project to use the new Oklab/Oklch color space.
The new views highlight the differences in how English and Korean divide blues, greens and purples.
https://idl.uw.edu/colo…
A student told me about the new Oklab color space, which fixes a problems with previous perceptual color spaces (like LAB).
Unfortunately, when I tried Oklab instead of LAB to make color bins for a datavis, the lightness dimension is much…
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Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
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🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.4× per week.
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Estimated52/100
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Credibility score
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- Est. 76% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.6% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
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About
Assistant teaching professor at UW iSchool. Interested in Programming, Culture, and Education. Co-author of Social Media, Ethics, and Automation (https://bit.ly/smeabook). PhD from UW CSE. Opinions my own.
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