Visual Literacy Crash Course
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/1997/PDFs/0075.PDF

Horton, William K. III
STC Proceedings
1997

Abstract:

Today, communication requires more than just pages of printed words. Producing effective documents and training requires the ability to understand, think, and communicate graphically-to be visually literate. This demonstration shows how to communicate almost anything graphically. Through creative brainstorming you will start to think visually and to translate text into graphics. By looking at numerous examples of what works and what doesn’t, you are going to learn valuable principles that you can use back on the job to refine your own graphics.