emphasize ideas .display abstract ideas in concrete, geometric shapes .condense .dramatize .compare...
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Design the visual Select appropriate scales. Don’t clutter the visual. Label parts neatly. Make lettering readable. Provide keys, legends. Number visuals if there is more than one. Title it. Indicate sources. Choose appropriate colors. Consult an illustrator/graphic artist if there is one.TRANSCRIPT
Emphasize Ideas .Display abstract ideas in concrete,
geometric shapes .Condense .Dramatize .Compare large amount of data .Indicate trend .Convey reality .Show internal parts .Depict relationships
Analyze the context and choose appropriate type Function of visual Data Reader and purpose Medium Facility
Design the visual Select appropriate scales. Don’t clutter the visual. Label parts neatly. Make lettering readable. Provide keys, legends. Number visuals if there is more than one. Title it. Indicate sources. Choose appropriate colors. Consult an illustrator/graphic artist if there is
one.
Incorporate the visual in the text. Placing it on a page Close to the context App. use of white space around Not buried the visual in text Aligned with text. Referring to it Interpreting it
Vector programs Illustrator Corel Draw Visio
Raster programs Photoshop
Graphic utilities Screen-capture programs
Attracts attention and creates interest .Provides information clearly, quickly .Helps users comprehend information .Helps users retain information
Create graphics to support readers’ mental task
.Identify design principles that help create such graphics
.Don’t decorate thin data or complicate complex data (avoid ”chartjunk”)
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint 2003 .Visual Explanations: Images and
Quantities, Evidence and Narrative 1997 .Visual and Statistical Thinking: Displays
of Evidence for Making Decisions 1997 .Envisioning Information 1990 .The Visual Display of Quantitative
Information 1983