Mastering Concept Visualizations: A Simple Workflow for Creating Effective Visuals

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I discuss concept illustrations in this video and share my workflow for creating simple concept visuals. I explain that concept visualizations are functional representations of abstract concepts or ideas, typically consisting of images and text. I provide examples of simple visual metaphors and more abstract visualizations, highlighting their versatility. Concept visuals can be used in presentations, storytelling, marketing, and explaining concepts. I emphasize the importance of thinking about the message and using relevant keywords for searching images. I suggest building from existing icons and images before searching the internet, and I demonstrate how I use my icon library to support image reuse and serendipitous knowledge discovery. The goal is to make the message less boring, more memorable, and easily understandable for the audience.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:59 What are Concept Visuals?
02:23 Examples of Concept Visuals
03:23 What are Concept Visuals Used For?
04:12 What you should NOT do...
06:09 Step 1
06:36 Step 2
08:00 Step 3
08:49 Step 4
10:19 Step 5
15:45 Step 6
16:53 Step 7
19:11 Closing Excercise
20:51 My Solution
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