{"id":40,"date":"2017-01-08T02:17:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T02:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writeprofessionally.org\/info-design-2017\/?p=40"},"modified":"2017-01-08T02:17:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T02:17:48","slug":"the-urine-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writeprofessionally.org\/info-design-2017\/2017\/01\/08\/the-urine-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Urine Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A couple of years ago in front of a room full of my professional colleagues I disclosed my love of the urine wheel. That’s the image you see on our home page in the “logo” spot.<\/p>\n

Why do I love a urine wheel? Well, it’s a long, complex story so I’ll do the tl:dr version as it specifically applies to this class. The urine wheel is a classic example of sophisticated information design. It’s long history and use in medieval and early modern medicine also gives it a little bit of a cool factor. (at least in my mind \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Not to mention, the modern version of uroscopy is still done in pretty much the same way. (But that’s a discussion for another day.)<\/p>\n

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What makes this a great historical example of information design is that it takes a lot of information and it makes it’s usable at a glance for a specific purpose and audience.<\/p>\n

It also uses color and design effectively, along with the combination of words and images. We’ll talk more about it on the first day of class, but this is a brief overview as to why there’s a urine wheel on the home page of our course website!<\/p>\n

Let me know if you have specific questions. I’m happy to answer them.<\/p>\n

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A couple of years ago in front of a room full of my professional colleagues I disclosed my love of the urine wheel. That’s the image you see on our home page in the “logo” spot. Why do I love a urine wheel? Well, it’s a long, complex story so I’ll do the tl:dr version … <\/p>\n

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