Visual Maps and Storys
Jason Toal - Teaching and Learning Centre
Your Challenge - Map the system
Map the System is a global competition that challenges you to think differently about social and environmental change.
Assingment
What are some visual maps you are thinking of?
- Diagrams
- Infographics
- Posters
- Comics
- Presentations
2018 winners
The Opioid Crisis in Canada
by Roisin Dillon, Mount Royal University, Canada
Premature Birth: Supporting Parent & Infant Well-Being in Australia
by Luna Baby, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mental Health in Second Generation Canadians
by Bridging the Gap, Simon Fraser University, Canada
My Experience - "Going Visual"
My experience lies in art, design and education. I promote and teach Sketching (art), Visual Thinking (design), Storytelling, Sketchnotes (education), Graphic Facillitation
Visual Practice
My experience lies in art, design and education. I promote and teach Sketching (art), Visual Thinking (design), Storytelling, Sketchnotes (education), Graphic Facillitation.
Visualization - Overview

Visual Analogies
The key to communicating visually is finding ubiquitous visual symbols that need no verbal explanation.
How to find the best visual analogy?
Follow there 5 principles:
1. It looks familiar to most of people
2. It has a structure
3. It matches your narrative’s structure
4. It is visible (something that can be seen)
5. It is visual (something that is easy to see)
MOAR CHARTS
http://visualizationuniverse.com/
The work of Edward Tufte
Charles Joseph Minard's Carte Figurative illustrates facts related to French Invasion of Russia1812.

Nielsen Norman Group
World Leaders in Research-Based User Experience



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What is a 'jam'?
...a process of rapidly brainstorming and prototyping
Icon jam instructions
Number your index cards (#1 - #?)
Wait for prompt
Draw for 30 seconds
Gallery walk




Lets draw!

Lets walk!





