Research On The Visual Management

The21century is an era with information explosion, complex and various information not only enriched lives of people but also bring them coequal puzzle and disorder because too much large amount and complicated content of information often makes dissemination of information ineffective. Trough visual design, visual management simplifies content of information, makes it symbolic representatives and conveys information to recipients in a visual form easy to comprehend and remember, therefore, efficiency of dissemination of information is promoted.Starting with analysis of management function of information design, this dissertation has focused on visual information management, applies the thought method of cross subjects and combines theoretical knowledge in related subjects in order to probe to internal relation between information design and management. This dissertation launches elaboration from the way of "raising problem-analyzing problems drawing conclusions", and it encompasses six parts which are "definition of visual management","factors of visual management","connotation of visual management","fashions of visual management" and so on:Firstly, separately from angle of designt and management, this dissertation studies theories and practices in relation to visual management at home and abroad, and then, based on the above study, the dissertation defines information in visual management as management information which is part with management function in information resources; the dissertation deems visualization of management information as an entity in process of visual management.Then, through detailed research on three main factors of visual management, the dissertation has the following opinion:as a sender of management information, a designer must take full advantage of the tool of visual management—visual design, transform management information into the carrier of visual management perfectly and truly—visual symbol and convey it to the target of visual management most effetely—information receiver.Next, taking management function of information as classificatory criteria, the main body of the dissertation defines connotation of visual management in the sense of a rule of conduct, operation and environment, moreover, the dissertation elaborates on connotation of visual management separately from the angles of standards of conduct, moral restraints, legal rules, production instructions, operation flows, public security and public guidance symbols.At last, through analyzing visual elements such as graph, character and color, the dissertation illustrates three modes of visual management--vision display, visual control and visual alert and draws a conclusion:it is the best mode of information management to display through concise graphic language and brief letter symbol as well as alert through controlling dimension, color and horizon and using various icons with caution, prohibition and instruction.