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The rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a principle of composition that helps you keep your images dynamic. It gives you eight elements to work with — four lines and four intersections. Placing points of interest along...
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3d: A model for learning and improvement
All learning and improvement begins with action — with doing. For example, as a child you touch a hot stove. Action leads to discovery; in this case, the discovery that the action led to pain, burning,...
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Is PowerPoint good or evil?
PowerPoint. People either love it or hate it. There is no doubt that Powerpoint has had an influence on the world — but is it a positive one or a negative one? And who decides? Here’s what the experts...
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From presentations to conversations
Presentations need an overhaul. I don’t mean your PowerPoint or your presentation style; I mean our cultural approach to presenting. We need to take another look at it. Question: What is the purpose of...
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What’s next in visual communication?
This article was originally published in Infonomia, a Spanish magazine. Read it in Spanish here. Two million years ago, the first distinct and recognizably human cultures emerged. These early humans –...
View ArticleForms, fields and flows
In this short video (about seven minutes) I introduce some basic principles of visual language: Forms, fields and flows. I think of this as the “alphabet” of visual language. This set of principles is...
View ArticleThe whirl
I talk about some of the cognitive challenges of the information age, and why visual language is an important tool for dealing with them.
View ArticleWhy PowerPoint rules the business world
A CALL FOR VISUAL LITERACY In many organizations, the beginning and end of any business activity is marked by the PowerPoint presentation. In the early stages of an initiative, PowerPoint is used in...
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Q-tools: An approach for discovery and knowledge work
What is information design? And in a world where, slowly but surely, everything is being translated into, and expressed as, information, how do you begin to think about organizing the massive amounts...
View ArticleHow to draw a car
Part of my exploration of visual literacy is looking at how we might teach people to express themselves visually. Part of this is learning how to draw simple objects. This video shows how you can draw...
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