Technical Report Writing Graphics 2012

Technical Report Writing Graphics Eight Uses of Visual Aids: • Emphasize (To make a particular point easier to see) • Clarify (To provide more details about specific concepts) • Simplify (To make a complex concept easier to understand) • Reinforce (To... More

Technical Report Writing Graphics Eight Uses of Visual Aids: • Emphasize (To make a particular point easier to see) • Clarify (To provide more details about specific concepts) • Simplify (To make a complex concept easier to understand) • Reinforce (To repeat in order to make it easier to remember) • Summarize (To review important concepts) • Improve credibility (Provide evidence to make data more believable) • Increase coherence (To make the inter-relationship of report parts more understandable) • Add Interest (To make report more entertaining) Four Criteria for evaluating Visual Aids: simplicity (no more than two points) contrast (easy to read and understand) balance (symmetric balance, asymmetric balance) unity ( looks like one whole or entity). Less