Part B: Visual fundamentals

The following three chapters provide practical advice for cultivating your visualisation skills. Chapter 4 introduces software that can assist you with creating visuals. It highlights that most practitioners will already have access to the necessary software for developing effective visuals. For those already creating visuals, it lists helpful web-based tools that can increase the efficiency and professionalism of your visuals. The norms and stylistic considerations – e.g. use of colour, iconography, scale – associated with visuals are outlined in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 illustrates a process for creating visuals and provides tips relating to file types and managing the drafting of visuals.