Information Design and the Hermeneutic Process of Knowledge

Abstract

In this article, we start from a literature review on the concept of Information Design and analyze how and why the hermeneutic process of knowledge construction AQ1 can be applied to visual information systems. We present several typological approaches associated with Information Design, such as DiagramAQ2 matic Design, Schematic Design, Infographic Design, and Wayfinding Design, sometimes with common or different graphic characteristics, the greater or lesser complexity associated with it and howthe elements that constitute the language and visual grammar contribute to the organization, systematization, and understanding AQ3 of the information produced in this context.