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title: "Visual communication"
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# Visual communication
Visual communication refers to using images, screenshots, illustrations, diagrams, or other visuals to communication technical concepts.

The following content is in the **visual-communication** category:

#### [Visualizing APIs with tree diagrams, partly generated with AI](/blog/task-decomposition-tree-diagram-example) | Feb 13, 2024

#### [What makes a good covid sign?](/blog/what-makes-good-covid-sign/) | Jun 18, 2020

#### [How to get crisp text callouts like in Apple's new Touch bar documentation -- and why you might not want to with translation projects](/2016/11/01/image-sizes-in-apple-touchbar-docs/) | Nov 1, 2016

#### [Examples of visual communication in developer documentation with the Android Vocabulary Glossary](/2016/06/21/visual-illustrations-for-technical-concepts/) | Jun 21, 2016

#### [More complex user process maps in documentation systems](/2016/06/03/more-complex-user-maps-in-documentation-systems/) | Jun 3, 2016

#### [Examples of linear workflow user maps built with JS and CSS](/2016/05/30/building-a-workflow-user-map-with-css-and-js/) | May 30, 2016

#### [8 image translation issues for tech doc — guest post by Jeanine Shepstone](/2016/05/26/image-translation-with-technical-documentation-guest-post/) | May 26, 2016

#### [11 images issues for tech doc systems — guest post by Jeanine Shepstone](/2016/05/26/image-handling-strategies-guest-post/) | May 26, 2016

#### [How do you establish more context in a topic-based writing model?](/2016/05/11/establishing-more-context-in-tech-comm/) | May 11, 2016

#### [Getting sharp, clear text in screen captures — and making sense of Retina displays](/2016/05/10/visualcommunication_sharp_clear_screenshots/) | May 10, 2016

#### [Creating professional looking graphics in the easiest, simplest way possible](/2016/05/05/visualcommunication_noun_project/) | May 5, 2016

#### [Visual communication overview](/2016/05/01/visualcommunication_course_overview/) | May 1, 2016

#### [Starting a new series on visual communication](/2016/03/12/new-series-on-visual-communication/) | Mar 12, 2016

#### [My process for creating vector diagrams with Illustrator](/2015/08/23/adding-svg-images-noun-project-help-files/) | Aug 23, 2015

#### [Recording and slides for "Why users can't find answers in help" presentation to STC Silicon Valley](/2013/10/23/recording-and-slides-for-why-users-cant-find-answers-in-help-presentation-to-stc-silicon-valley/) | Oct 23, 2013

#### [Learning How to Communicate Visually in Documentation](/2013/10/03/learning-how-to-communicate-visually-in-documentation/) | Oct 3, 2013

#### [Recording of "Video Tutorials for User Assistance" (UA Europe Presentation)](/2013/06/24/recording-of-video-tutorials-for-user-assistance-ua-europe-presentation/) | Jun 24, 2013

#### [Do We Need a New Approach to Help? Why Are Users So Apathetic Towards Help after 50 Years of Innovation?](/2013/06/18/help-still-sucks/) | Jun 18, 2013

#### [Creating Video Tutorials for Android and iPhone Mobile Apps](/2012/11/20/creating-video-tutorials-for-android-and-iphone-mobile-apps/) | Nov 20, 2012

#### [Visually Appealing Documents Combine Text with Images](/2011/10/10/visually-appealing-documents-combine-text-with-images/) | Oct 10, 2011

#### [Book Review: A Practical Guide to Designing with Data, by Brian Suda](/2011/08/16/a-practical-guide-to-designing-with-data-by-brian-suda/) | Aug 16, 2011

#### [Does Translation Mean You Should Omit Illustrations?](/2011/06/07/does-translation-mean-you-should-omit-illustrations/) | Jun 7, 2011

#### [Podcast -- Visual Composing: Document Design for Print and Digital Media, with Jo Mackiewicz](/2011/03/14/podcast-visual-composing-with-jo-mackiewicz/) | Mar 14, 2011

#### [Minimalistic Callouts Heighten Visual Appeal](/2011/01/17/minimalistic-callouts-heighten-visual-appeal/) | Jan 17, 2011

#### [Adobe Illustrator and InDesign Integration with Layered Images [Visual Imagination #3]](/2010/12/02/adobe-illustrator-and-indesign-integration-with-layered-images-visual-imagination-3/) | Dec 2, 2010

#### [What Is Chartjunk? [Visual Imagination #2]](/2010/11/01/what-is-chartjunk-visual-imagination-2/) | Nov 1, 2010

#### [Seeing Before Reading: Messages Encoded in the Design of Information [Visual Imagination #2]](/2010/10/05/seeing-before-reading-messages-encoded-in-the-design-of-information-visual-imagination-2/) | Oct 5, 2010

#### [Visuals Engage Users -- Why Aren't There More Illustrations in Help Content? [Visual Imagination #1]](/2010/09/28/visuals-engage-users-why-arent-there-more-illustrations-in-help-content-visual-imagination-1/) | Sep 28, 2010

#### [Volunteer for a position in the STC or other organization (TW Job)](/2009/12/25/get-a-job-in-technical-writing-step-7-volunteer-for-a-position-in-the-stc/) | Dec 25, 2009

#### [Page Layout and Design Tips from Jean-luc Doumont's Trees, maps, and theorems](/2009/06/25/page-layout-and-design-tips-from-jean-luc-doumonts-trees-maps-and-theorems/) | Jun 25, 2009

#### [Drawing as a Tool for Thinking: The Back of the Napkin](/2009/05/19/drawing-as-a-tool-for-thinking/) | May 19, 2009