Eric Malone Reading 6
Clarify Complexity:
The audience needs to be clearly defined when determining the level of complexity to be used. Too complex of a design may catch your attention but be to confusing to be understood easily. A simple design may be visually pleasing but may not contain the content needed for communication. Complexity is very different person to person requiring a lot of information about the desired audience.
Segments and Sequences:
Breaking up large and broad concepts into manageable pieces can be difficult. It is important to guide the viewers eye through the piece in sequential order. This can be accomplished in many ways including grids, blocks, and labeling.
Specialized Views:
Effective ways to portray complex systems include cutaways, magnifications,interior views and exploded views. Also effective are unique coloring, labeling, Implied motion etc.
Inherent Structure:
The inherent structure supports the information in the same way as bones support muscle. Viewers rely on this structure in order to understand the nature of the information.
The LATCH system is an acronym for Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, and Hierarchy. The LATCH system is particularly helpful when considering how to organize large amounts of information.
