Depicted above are five frames to help you explore information visually.
The five frames are: Node/system, components, comparison, function, change
Why are node and system considered together? Everything that can be considered as a node can also be considered as a system.
A human being, for example, can be thought of as a system, made up of subsystems like the nervous system, circulatory system, etc. A human can also be thought of as a node in a larger system, such as a family, tribe, or society.
See here for a visual that shows how these frames relate to each other.
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Alex Cheek 63 months ago | reply
Thanks for the fave on the picture of my friend's book. She is going to be included in an upcoming collection of student information design work.
You got me looking at your stream again, and I found this picture. In your work, this seems to apply mostly to diagrams. I wonder if (but do not doubt) you have thought about photographs as visual thinking as well.
My colleague Jordan and I are design masters students working on a project about photography as a thinking tool. If you have time for a phone call or a few q's on email, we think that your perspective would be very helpful.
Thanks for posting all of the great work.
Alex Cheek 63 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called the thinking tools - images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
dgray_xplane 63 months ago | reply
Hi Alex,
The list here is a list of "lenses" or perspectives through which you might want to undertake a visual exploration of a subject: you can think of it holistically, as a system, by breaking it down into parts, by making comparisons with other things, etc.
I admit that I was thinking about drawing, diagramming and sketching, but certainly you could investigate ideas using photography or other means.