Jacqui Read
Biography
Jacqui Read is an internationally-recognised solution and enterprise architect, and author of Communication Patterns: A Guide for Developers and Architects. She teaches public and private workshops and speaks at international conferences on topics such as architecture practices, technical communication, and systems design. Jacqui specialises in untangling and extracting value from data and knowledge, and helping businesses to determine direction in complex environments.
Her professional interests include collaborative modelling, knowledge management, Domain-Driven Design, sociotechnical architecture, and modernising enterprise architecture practices. Outside of work she enjoys gardening and strumming her ukulele while singing at the same time. Her website is https://jacquiread.com.
NewCrafts Paris 2024
Mastering Visual Communication for Software Development
Talk
Communicating software design is a crucial aspect of being a successful software developer, however, this is a skill you don't get taught. Learning by trial and error is not ideal, so how do you create inclusive diagrams and visuals that successfully communicate to your audience?
Apply communication design patterns and recognize antipatterns.
The purpose of a diagram is to successfully communicate with the audience, which sounds deceptively simple. Communication design patterns can be applied to guide you towards this ultimate goal of successful communication, and towards maximum inclusion for your audience.
In this session, learn from a hands-on solution architect - and thought leader in communication design and documentation - how to tailor your visuals to your audience, choose the most appropriate standards (or not) and level of detail, and apply patterns to improve accessibility for all audiences.
Additional notes:
This talk is based on content from part 1 of my book, Communication Patterns. Patterns and antipatterns, and how to apply and mitigate them, are grouped in the following areas:
- communication essentials
- clarify the clutter
- accessibility
- narrative
- notation
- composition
