Palladio is a digital tool that helps you visualize data. It displays a constellation like graph to display the connections and disconnections of the data. It is user friendly, and it helps you analyze data in a different and engaging way.
For my Palladio activity, I used three datasets that Dr. Stephenson provided, and they come from the WPA Slave Narratives Collection. To begin, I did not have to create an account. I simply clicked on “Start,” and Palladio took me to a window where I added the data for the Interviewed. After clicking on “Load,” the data is displayed as a table. For each table, you are allowed to add a title. I can also select a field and add another table for comparison.
I added another dataset for the Places to add the locations. To add data the data for the Enslaved, I added another dataset. Then, I clicked on Map (top of the screen) to view the results.
In order to view specific graphs of data, I selected a certain topic and target. The selections are located in the window that is displayed on the right side of the screen. Also, I selected the highlight option to have a better view of the differences and sizes of the edges. I was able to move the graph for a better view by placing my mouse in the direction I want the graph to be displayed. You can also adjust the view from smaller to larger. When I downloaded each change in topic and target, I downloaded each graph as a .svg file.
Overall, Palladio is user friendly; and it presents data in a several different visual representations as a constellation like graphs. I was able to view 11 different graphs from the downloaded data. Each graph displayed different topics for visualization.
