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    <name><![CDATA[Ozten]]></name>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Patty O'hara]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 04 09:19:18 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[You can glaze over all the business crap which gives the author content to give a good sketch of what the basics of visual communication are. It is a very different book than Robert E. Horn's &quot;Visual Language&quot; and I think it is a complementary book.<br/><br/>The author poses using the &quot;reporters&quot; 6 W's who/what/why etc as a guideline for thinking through diagrams. Another interesting technique that I need to try to test it is within the 6 W's he gives 5 dimensions each with a spectrum to explore a space for the diagram. It sounds complicated, but I think Dan Roam has done a good job of observing how he visually communicates and then crystallizing this into heuristics you too can follow at home.<br/><br/>It emphasizes connecting visual language with human biology to increase your communication skillz.<br/><br/>This is a fast read. I read it:<br/>1 bath<br/>3 times on toilet<br/>5 days commuting on the bus]]></body>
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