Types of graphic used in Visual Communication
Tables
Table constructed
Title
Label
Populate
Order
Spacing
Totals
Graphs
Bar Graphs
Bar graph constructed
title
Label
Scale
Plot the data
Order the bars
spacing
Colours or shading
Gridlines
Data teble
Line graphs
Line graph constructed
Title
Label
Scale
Plot the data points
Gridlines
Data table
Gantt charrts
Gantt chart constructed
Title
Label
Insert
Vertical marker
Milestones
Pie charts
Pie chart constructed
Title
Divide
Sort
Label
Colour
Diagram or drawings
Flowchart
Symbol
Ellipse
Arrows
Rectangles
Diamonds
Loop back
used to visually communicate the start and end f a process
used to connect the shapes and shows the directions of the workflow
used to describe a step in the process
used to highlight a decision needs to be made
indicated complexity in a process
Flowchat constructed
Decide the process and define the process
look at each process step and decide whether there are any complexities
useful to have a third party review the flowchart to ensure that others believe that the process will work as fowcharrted
Cause and effect diagrams
Cause and effect diagram constructed
Start with a blank fishbone diagram
identify the problem and write the problem
Photographs, illustrations and maps