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11 Types of Visual Information

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Visual information is meaning perceived by the eyes. The following are the basic types.

Facial Expressions

People tend to be adapted to reading and expressing social information with the face and eyes.

Body Language

Body language such as posture or gestures.

Manual Communication

Communicating using hand based gestures and signs such as sign language.

Text

Written language such as a book, document, blog post or newspaper.

Color

Information perceived in color such as a tendency to perceive red and orange as being hot.

Environments

Information obtained by observing physical environments such as a hotel lobby or virtual environments such as a game.

Visual Symbols

Symbols designed to instantly communicate information such as an icon, brand logo or warning sign.

Diagrams

Visual guides to information that can represent intricate details such as a map that illustrates the geography of a city.

Data Visualization

Representing data in a form that can be visually interpreted by people such as a bar chart.

Media

Visual media such as photographs, video and animation.

Arts

Visual arts such as a painting and performance arts such as dance.
Overview: Visual Information
Type
Definition
Information perceived by the eyes.
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