Let's take a look at a simple example.
Mobile devices are something that you will need to depict regularly.
Using just a couple of rectangles and a circle, you can depict a mobile device.
If we stretch the proportion, we can turn that mobile device into a tablet.
Add a keyboard and it becomes a laptop.
Change the proportion one more time to turn the shapes into a monitor or display.
The settings are also vital to the stories we visualize.
If we go back to the house we drew earlier,
we can easily translate it into a set of icons representing different settings.
If we change the roof, it becomes an office building.
Stretch it upwards and now it's a skyscraper.
If we add a cross, we can turn the office building into a hospital.
Some smoke stacks, turn it into a factory.
You can see how easy it is to change the visualization with
simple additions of shapes.
We need to show people in the context of our designs.
Remember design is about people.
Everyone can draw a simple stick figure.
We have been doing it since we were children.
If you want to advance that stick figure, we can draw what we call a star person.
Another type of figure we use is the flex figure.
We like to use this type of figure to convey action.
It is easier to move the arms and legs to create different positions.
People convey emotion with both body language and
facial expression, both of which can be captured with equally simple shapes.
Let's go back to our flex figure and explore different faces, body language,
and the use of emotive lines to convey different actions and emotions.
Capturing emotion visually is a powerful tool for story telling.
You will need to learn how to draw settings and
objects most relevant to you and your organization.
>> We've provided some additional resources in the module that will get you
started thinking about how you can rapidly visualize different settings and
objects that you encounter most.
Think about how you can develop your own graphic shorthand
with icons that you're comfortable with and that convey your ideas.
In the next video, we will be talking about creating and
conducting an effective brainstorm.
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