evaluation and communication of personal financial information. Practice- and application-oriented (Type A) Supervised by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Buurman 2 Visual Instruments for Personal Finances
conjunction with the myriad of options for earning, spending and saving and the unforeseeable impact of choices makes it hard for inexperienced people to make informed decisions. 4
Knowledge Visualization — Problems and Principles for Mapping the Knowledge Space (p.31) Judelman, G.B. (2004). Knowledge Visualization: Problems and Principles for Mapping the Knowledge Space.
Knowledge Visualization — Problems and Principles for Mapping the Knowledge Space (p.31) Judelman, G.B. (2004). Knowledge Visualization: Problems and Principles for Mapping the Knowledge Space.
is relevant, meaningful and useful to the user in the different contexts of handling finances? How does the visual and functional design of an instrument for the exploration, evaluation and communication of personal financial information need to be, to facilitate an intuitively accessible, memorable and actionable comprehension. 12
Inquiry (video, photography, transcriptions of the conversations) 2. Cultural Probes (photography, journals) Material →User Personas →User Scenarios →Mapping of User Needs 21
interactive visual analysis tools that support an intuitively accessible, memorable and actionable comprehension. It is planned to draw conclusions for a potential adaption and application in other domains like healthcare, justice, or politics. 27