Diagrammarbeit
Diagrammarbeit, literally “diagram work,” refers to practices centered on the creation, analysis, and interpretation of diagrams as a mode of knowledge representation. It operates across disciplines, including information design, data visualization, engineering, architecture, and education. In Diagrammarbeit, diagrams function as more than illustrations: they are tools for reasoning, planning, and communicating complex relations and processes.
Core activities include selecting relevant variables, determining relationships, choosing visual encodings (such as nodes and edges,
Historically, the term is more common in German-language contexts, but the practice is widespread and intersects
Tools range from pencil and paper to computer-aided drawing, vector graphics, and diagram-specific software, with the
See also: diagram, diagrammatic reasoning, information visualization, flowchart, concept map, schematic, mind map.