Archive for November, 2006



Can you have a propositional diagram?

Published on November 28, 2006

I have written about how my references to visualisation would, by Lawson’s typology, be characterized as Diagrams and Propositional drawings. But one issue that arises from working with his typology is that he is wary of the danger of diagrams when they slip into propositional mode. I am curious about whether I can mount an [...]


Drawing types, Holistic Frames & Integrated Thinking

Published on November 26, 2006

Following on from the Two-fold Idea post I am interested in the extent that drawing facilitates this holistic notion of designing thinking. Lawson writes about how drawing is a particularly productive way to negotiate a complex set of issues—particularly if the intent is to not try and logically break the information down into subsections. But [...]