visual text
Nov. 19th, 2012 | 12:21 am
From:: slieka
I think...
that the way wee see thoughts being statically expressed is changing in a direction where visual associations, rather than learned meanings, prevail. This, in a way, might resemble the writing of the Asian languages. An idea can be expressed in a way that allows the mind access it more easily, skipping the "dryness" of text. At the same time the idea is expressed with more or less ambiguity. But this question is also a valid problem in the case of text.
The type of written communication I am talking about is: :), arrows, graphs, etc. These forms should become more and more recognised as fit for official use.
Reading a whole page explanation in a scientific article, takes me a looooong time. Cracking into the way the author has structured a sentence that is waaaaaaay too long... When all of it can be expressed in a small graph with highlights on the main points and clear definitions of each constituent. In the case of scientific articles, it is necessary to also maintain the text part, to allow effective citation. But non the less, visual representations should become regard as more "serious". As it is a major time saver.
:)
that the way wee see thoughts being statically expressed is changing in a direction where visual associations, rather than learned meanings, prevail. This, in a way, might resemble the writing of the Asian languages. An idea can be expressed in a way that allows the mind access it more easily, skipping the "dryness" of text. At the same time the idea is expressed with more or less ambiguity. But this question is also a valid problem in the case of text.
The type of written communication I am talking about is: :), arrows, graphs, etc. These forms should become more and more recognised as fit for official use.
Reading a whole page explanation in a scientific article, takes me a looooong time. Cracking into the way the author has structured a sentence that is waaaaaaay too long... When all of it can be expressed in a small graph with highlights on the main points and clear definitions of each constituent. In the case of scientific articles, it is necessary to also maintain the text part, to allow effective citation. But non the less, visual representations should become regard as more "serious". As it is a major time saver.
:)