Design Tool – Visualization

Challenge and Selection

I used the Visualization tool to make something I want to show to others clearer. I just  transformed my numerical data into pictures and it is beautifully simple with this tool  to show the relevant impact of the same number of people on cars or on a bus. On one  picture you have for each one an own car and on the second picture there is the same  amount of people, but which fits all in one bus. This shows how dramatic the traffic  could be reduced in cities if more people would use busses or trains. I guess it is clear,  that Visualization is the best tool to show others these impact, because everybody can  fast gather the key message of the pictures and think about the intention behind this  on his own.

Application

I started with thinking how I can convince others to start taking busses instead of  driving with their own cars. Of course, the goal is to reduce traffic on the streets  especially in big cities, so I must show very clear and simple how it can be done. I  thought the best way to show this is visual. Because if I just say or write, that everyone  who is taking the bus means one car less on the street has not the same impact as if I  show them a picture on which they see how less space one bus needs on the street  compared to fifty cars. This is a good idea in my opinion, so I photographed fifty cars  and next to them one bus and this is the result of my Visualisation.

Insight and Approach

The Visualisation had the same effect as I have wished before. I heard often that this  was a very good idea to replace a boring number by an interesting picture. From this  point I thought more often about making something visual if I think results in numbers  are hard to understand or to interpret. The challenge is just to get the right thought,  how it makes sense to visualize something and what is maybe a bad idea. I guess, that  it would be even better, if I could have created an artificial picture with the cars and  the bus on the computer. Because this would safe lots of time for creating this in real  and in my opinion, it would even look better.

Visualization is a very powerful design thinking tool, it can help to understand facts and  show the how big the real impact of these is. It needs a lot of time and a good thought  to create them, but most times it is worth to do it.


Design Tool – Visualization Challenge and Selection I used the Visualization tool to make something I want to show to others clearer . I just transformed my numerical data into pictures and it is beautifully simple with this tool to show the relevant impact of the same number of people on cars or on a bus . On one picture you have for each one an own car and on the second picture there is the same amount of people , but which fits all in one bus . This shows how dramatic the traffic could be reduced in cities if more people would use busses or trains . I guess it is clear , that Visualization is the best tool to show others these impact , because everybody can fast gather the key message of the pictures and think about the intention behind this on his own . Application I started with thinking how I can convince others to start taking busses instead of driving with their own cars . Of course , the goal is to reduce traffic on the streets especially in big cities , so I must show very clear and simple how it can be done . I thought the best way to show this is visual . Because if I just say or write , that everyone who is taking the bus means one car less on the street has not the same impact as if I show them a picture on which they see how less space one bus needs on the street compared to fifty cars . This is a good idea in my opinion , so I photographed fifty cars and next to them one bus and this is the result of my Visualisation . Insight and Approach The Visualisation had the same effect as I have wished before . I heard often that this was a very good idea to replace a boring number by an interesting picture . From this point I thought more often about making something visual if I think results in numbers are hard to understand or to interpret . The challenge is just to get the right thought , how it makes sense to visualize something and what is maybe a bad idea . I guess , that it would be even better , if I could have created an artificial picture with the cars and the bus on the computer . Because this would safe lots of time for creating this in real and in my opinion , it would even look better . Visualization is a very powerful design thinking tool , it can help to understand facts and show the how big the real impact of these is . It needs a lot of time and a good thought to create them , but most times it is worth to do it .