Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues

Berg, Tessa; Pooley, Rob

Abstract

This paper discusses the value and interpretive risks when using iconography for system understanding using the rich picture tool. It is suggested that a visual language of pictures offers a way of global communication that far exceeds the limitations of text and speech. We argue that a simple graphic can be rapidly communicated, processed and transmitted within a large and culturally diverse audience in a way that is unique to graphic images. We suggest a natural intrinsic grammar belongs to the rich picture in terms of relationships, shape, connectors, context and sub-boundaries.

Citation

Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2012). Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues. Journal of Systemic Practice and Action Research,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Sep 26, 2014
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Rich pictures; information systems; iconography
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7215
• Publisher URL: http://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2012/1/