Effective Visual
Effective Visual Communication for Graphical User Interfaces
The use of typography, symbols, color, and other static and dynamic graphics are used to convey facts, concepts and emotions. This makes up an information-oriented, systematic graphic design which helps people understand complex information. Successful visual communication through information-oriented, systematic graphic design relies on some key principles of graphic design.
Screen Layout
Three ways to design display spatial layout: use a grid structure, standardize the screen layout, and group related elements.
Relationships
Linking related items and disassociating unrelated items can help achieve visual organization.
Navigability
There are three important navigation techniques: - provide an initial focus for the viewer's attention.
Emphasis
The most important elements should be easily perceived.
Non-critical elements should be de-emphasized and clutter
should be minimized so as not to hide critical information.
Communicate
The GUI must keep in balance legibility, readability,
typography, symbolism, multiple views, and color or
texture in order to communicate successfully.
