SmartDraw's Visual Grammar makes enterprise-wide visual communication fast and effective. SmartDraw applies Visual Grammar rules to your visuals automatically.
2. Why Visual Grammar?
• Visuals communicate six
times more effectively
than words alone.
• A lack of common rules
for visual communication
limits the use of visuals
in business.
3. Consider Written Communication
• Standards are used so that documents are universally
understood
Consider written communication.
Everyone can read a business
document because it’s written
following accepted rules.
14. Organization Chart Rules
• The hierarchy flows down the page, with the head position at
the top and reports underneath, the bottom levels with no
reports are shown in a columnar style; higher levels with
reports are shown in the horizontal style.
15. Organization Chart Rules
• The bottom levels with no
reports are shown in a
columnar style; higher levels
with reports are shown in the
horizontal style.
• Assistants are shown on the
lines that connect managers
with subordinates.
16. Organization Chart Rules
• Shapes are either all the same size or shapes at the higher
levels are larger than shapes at the lower levels.
17. Organization Chart Rules
• The text in the shape first labels the position and then the
name of the person serving in this position on the next line.
An organization chart is a display of positions first, people
second.
18. Mind Map Rules
• 3 Types of Mind Map:
Radial Left Columnar Right Columnar
19. Mind Map Rules
• Topics are ordered from top to bottom, starting with the left
column and then moving to the right column.
20. Mind Map Rules
• The level of indentation of the topic from the main topic is
shown with a color/outline change so that the hierarchy is
more easily visible.
23. Demo
• To watch a video about Visual
Grammar, visit:
www.smartdraw.com/visual-grammar/
• To watch the SmartDraw Guided Tour
video, visit:
www.smartdraw.com