Contents 5. Visual Communication
How visual form communicates meaning, priority, and state to users.
These affect perception, comprehension, accessibility, and fatigue.
Mission statement
Communicate meaning, priority, and state through visual form in ways that are clear, legible, accessible, and cognitively sustainable.
Subcategories
1.Visual HierarchyWhat the eye sees first.“Is priority in your system visually clear before reading?”9 directives2.ContrastWhat can be distinguished at all.“Can users of your system distinguish important elements under real conditions?”8 directives3.ReadabilityHow easily content can be consumed.“Can users of your system read and sustain comprehension effortlessly?”9 directives4.AccessibilityWhether content can be perceived by all users.“Can users with varied abilities perceive and act effectively in your system?”9 directives5.Information DensityHow much can be held in view.“Is information density in your system calibrated for thinking, not scanning?”9 directives6.Color SemanticsHow meaning and state are reinforced.“Do colors in your system communicate stable, trustworthy meaning?”8 directives7.Functional AestheticsWhat drives emotional and credibility dimensions.“Does visual design of your system support user trust and recede during work?”9 directives8.MotionHow movement communicates change.“Does motion in your system explain what changed without slowing or distracting users?”9 directives