Writing tool: "A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods"

 

This well-designed periodic table of visualization methods features a wealth of information in a single screen. Mouse over each box to reveal a pop-up visual of each visualization method.

It covers six types of visualization:

- data (e.g., pie charts and histograms)
- information (e.g., timelines and flowcharts)
- concept (e.g., concept maps and dilemma diagrams)
- strategy (e.g., strategy maps and life-cycle diagrams)
- metaphor (e.g., story templates and tree diagrams)
- compound (e.g., cartoons and knowledge maps)

If you use mindmapping to brainstorm ideas or any sort of sketching/drawing to develop characters, check out these additional ways to generate and focus ideas.

Note: When you click through to the actual chart, be sure to scroll both across and down to see all six visualization types. The light-blue strategy section is below the chart's main part.

Via a tweet from education guru Angela Maiers (blog/Twitter).

Comments

[Ann Handley]

Thank you for this!

[KG]

Ann — You're welcome!

[Leah]

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[KG]

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