Visual modeling publications
The System Is Not the Interface
A user presses “approve”. The screen dims for a fraction of a second, a check mark appears, and the decision seems to have happened inside that small rectangle. In the background, records may have changed, permissions may have taken effect, notifications may have been sent, a fin...
What Is a Diagram For When It Is Not Decoration?
Someone projects a system diagram in a meeting room. The boxes align, the arrows behave, the colours look as though they were selected by a committee that finally agreed on something. For a few minutes the system appears visible. Then the person who works inside it every day poin...
Movement Thinks Too
The player runs down a corridor, turns slightly before the wall, jumps, and draws an arc through the air that looks more like a mistake than an intentional technique. The next attempt is faster and still worse. The third almost reaches the opposite ledge, but the accumulated spee...
When Movement Becomes Metaphor
A political analyst says that society’s centre of gravity has shifted. An economist says the market has gained momentum. A manager wants to streamline an organization, an activist wants to apply pressure, and a therapist speaks about restoring balance. We talk about society throu...
