Visual Design Thinking: A Collaborative Dimensions framework to profile visualisations

Item Type	Journal paper
Abstract	Design Thinking is predominantly visual: a variety of visualisations e from sketches to analytic diagrams e can support designers’ work. Each visual format has affordances that constrain and enable specific cognitive and collaborative actions: how can we describe, select and design visualisations for supporting specific phases of the design process? By integrating literature from related domains we developed a “Collaborative Dimensions of Visualisations framework”, which allows to distinguish seven traits of visualisations: Structural Restrictiveness, Content Modifiability, Directed Focus, Perceived Finishedness,Outcome Clarity, Visual Appeal and Collaboration Support. Each dimension is described and an illustrative example is provided. The framework is a pragmatic and theoretically grounded discussion tool aimed at helping designers make more informed decisions regarding the visualisations they work with.
Authors	Bresciani, Sabrina
Journal or Publication Title	Design Studies
Language	English
Subjects	business studies social sciences
HSG Classification	contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area	None
Refereed	Yes
Date	24 April 2019
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	63
Number	July 2019
Page Range	92-124
ISSN	0142-694X
Publisher DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2019.04.001
Official URL	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Depositing User	Prof. Dr. Sabrina Bresciani
Date Deposited	22 May 2019 09:15
Last Modified	20 Jul 2022 17:38
URI:	https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/257069

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Bresciani, Sabrina (2019) Visual Design Thinking: A Collaborative Dimensions framework to profile visualisations. Design Studies, 63 (July 2019). 92-124. ISSN 0142-694X

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