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Shift Happens: Moving from Words to Pictures

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Panel
Organizer Tom Crawford – VizThink
Description People are hardwired for visualization yet we rely significantly on text. Most games, graphic novels, magazines, interfaces, IKEA instructions, and many other forms of communication take advantage of people’s natural visual thinking ability. Panelists will discuss how to leverage visual techniques to improve your games, websites, movies, communications, or presentations.
Questions
Answered
  1. What do we know about how the brain processes information?
  2. Can a story be told only with visuals?
  3. How should words and images be combined in visualization?
  4. What are the core pieces to visual language and how do you use them?
  5. What is the role of color in visual language?
  6. How does the shape and placement of images impact perception?
  7. How do you select the right images to create a particular message?
  8. What are good (and bad) examples of visualization in various media?
  9. How does globalization impact the use of visuals?
  10. What is the future of visualization?
Panelists Sunni Brown (sunnibrown.com), Tom Crawford, moderator (VizThink), Dave Gray (Xplane), Lee LeFever (commoncraft.com), Dan Roam (thebackofthenapkin.com)
Level Intermediate
Category Other
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