1. My Mind Map
2. Douglas Keith Cherry II
3. CDES 102
4. Nov 30th, 2009
5. Visual Concepts
   1. Spatial
      1. Abstract
         1. Relative Size
            1. How Small . . ?
            2. How big . . . ?
         2. Relative Distance
            1. How far . . . ?
            2. How long . . . ?
   2. Quantitative
      1. Numerical
         1. How many . . . ?
         2. How much . . . ?
         3. How likely . . .?
6. Types of Visualization
   1. Persuasive
      1. Task is to persuade
      2. Visual Metaphor
         1. Sometimes most persuasive communication
   2. Entertaining
      1. Task is to entertain
      2. Simplicity
         1. Most entertaining communication can be simple visual
7. Benefits of Visualization
   1. Messages
      1. Some are better communicated as images
   2. Sources
      1. Some communicate better with images than words
   3. Recievers
      1. Some decode images better than words
   4. Channels
      1. Some accommodate communication by images better than words
8. Limits of Vision
   1. Eyes
      1. Capture more data than our minds can process
   2. Scanning
      1. See big picture rather than small details
   3. Change Blindness
      1. Miss objects in plain sight