Infographics

NameInfographics
AbbreviationING
Learning Cost80
Playing Cost100
Suggested Phases1,2
Engineers
Mechanical Engineer Industrial Design System Engineer Electrical Engineer Production Engineer Software Engineer
Technique and Issue Views
BusinessNeeds Stakeholder Stakeholder Needs System Requirements System Structure Architecture
System Functional Architecture Detail Hardware Design Detail Service Design Detail Software Design Manufacturing Operations
Technique Traits
Identify Stakeholders Elicit Needs Remove Ambiguity Layman's Terms Technical Terms Teamworkings
2 3 0 4 0 2
Traceability Prioritizing Exploring Breadth Inside the Box Outside the box V&V
3 2 3 3 2 0
Verification and Validation
Analysis Calculus Inspection Demonstration Test

Infographics were created as a visual alternative to presenting information by plain text. By means of symbols or schematic pictures information can be transferred to the reader in an instance [1]. The issue it solves is best explained by the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words [2]. This means that visualizations can have a high information density and at the same time give a clear overview. The first infographics were illustrations, graphs and charts used in the context of scientific and economic information presentation [3]. Infographics date back to the 17th and 18th century of which the visual representation of the march of Napoleon on Moscow is particularly well-known. This illustration is a map with various axis combining time, locations and numbers [4].