Towards a Framework and a Model for Knowledge Visualization: Synergies between Information and Knowledge Visualization

This article presents synergies between the research areas information visualization and knowledge visualization from a knowledge management and a communication science perspective. It presents a first theoretical framework and a model for the new field of knowledge visualization. It describes guidelines and principles derived from our professional practice and previous research on how architects successfully use complementary visualizations to transfer and create knowledge among individuals from different social, cultural, and educational backgrounds. The findings and insights are important for researchers and practitioners in the fields of information visualization, knowledge visualization, knowledge management, information design, media didactics, instructional psychology, and communication sciences.