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What is the difference between visualization and artistic
“The courage to draw” drawing?

When we recall our childhoods, making drawings was something we If we want to visualize the function of the heart, for instance, we
did every day. So, at one time, we were all courageous. When we dig don’t have to depict the exact anatomy photorealistically. It suffices to
out the drawings from our childhood, we recognize they are reduced show the most important elements schematically: where the heart is
to the essential. They are usually simple and make use of repetitive located and what its function is. Visualizations should be created fast
elements. We can adopt this basic idea for visualizing, because and to the point.
visualization is neither art nor artistic drawing and it doesn’t have to
be beautiful, either. The point is the simple communication and quick We present an example of blood circulation in a very simple depiction,
transport of content. so it’s a joy to understand the content.

Some examples of children’s drawings that we all understand:

Lungs

Oxygen-poor
blood Heart

Oxygen-rich
blood

We recognize a house, milk, a mouse, Christmas, a fish, and a dog. If
we were able to draw as children, we can still do it today!

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