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  1. Interest in communicative visualization has been growing in recent years. However, despite this growth, a solid theoretical foundation has not been established. In this paper I examine the role that conceptual metaphor theory may contribute to such a foundation. I present a brief background on conceptual metaphor theory, including a discussion on image schemas, conceptual metaphors, and embodied cognition. I speculate on the role of conceptual metaphor for explaining and (re)designing communicative visualizations by providing and discussing a small set of examples as anecdotal evidence of the possible value of conceptual metaphor. Finally, I discuss implications of conceptual metaphor theory for communicative visualization design and present some ideas for future research on this topic. 
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  2. Numerous online resources for supporting visualization design have been developed in recent years. Although many have become popular among practitioners, they have not received systematic analysis in the academic literature. Here we present a preliminary analysis focused on one subset of online practitioner-oriented resources—those that aid in choosing visualization techniques based on a designer’s communicative intent. We report the results of a comprehensive search for such resources, and discuss findings of an analysis based on multiple characteristics including communicative intent. Finally, we discuss implications and future research directions. 
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