Feedback from Graphics Lexicon Query

["Porrello, Leonard" <leonard -dot- porrello -at- COMPAQ -dot- COM>]

Howdy, All.

Following is all of the information I got from my question about a lexicon
for graphics presentations.

Thanks to all who responded!

Leonard Porrello
Compaq, Telecom Network Solutions
Pubs, Omaha
402.384.7390


RESPONSES:

Lots of different groups publish different standards for the symbols used on
engineering drawings. One that comes to mind is the Instrument Society of
America (www\isa\org). They publish about a half a dozen drawing standards
for process control drawings of various types.

Some other sites to try are:
 www\ieee\org
 www\nist\gov
 www\nssn\org

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As far as I know, there is not a single lexicon.

I would look at:
   Robert L. Harris. 'Information graphics. A comprehensive
   illustrated reference. Visual tools for analyzing,
   managing and communicating.'
   1996. Atlanta: Management graphics.
to get an impression, and than choose a method of presentation
that is suitable.

There are also national (BS, DIN) and international standards
(ISO) for some specific presentations, but these only suggest a
single approach, without relating this approach to the
interpretation of visual presentation by people/users. In most
cases, these are therefore not very appropriate.

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Each industry is separate when it come to flowcharting but there are
significant similarities.

Electronics, programming and engineering (my three areas) have their own
objects but many, such as a drum signifying a storage device is similar.

Visio has a multitude of flowcharts with definitions for each item used.
The programming flowchart they use has the correct definitions so I can
only ass-u-me that the others do as well.

Word 8 (97) also has a basic flowchart option attached to the graphics
toolbar. Resting the mouse pointer over each item will tell you what they
are.

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