Diagramming

A personal collection of writing through lines and structures, illustrating relationships and movements.

What does a diagram mean to you?

“Diagram goes back to the Greek verb diagraphein, meaning “to mark out by lines,” and a diagram uses line drawings to explain something.” — from Vocabulary

1610s, "an illustrative figure giving only the outlines or general scheme of the object;"
1640s in geometry, "a drawing for the purpose of demonstrating the properties of a figure;"

from French diagramme,
from Latin diagramma "a scale, a musical scale,"
from Greek diagramma "geometric figure, that which is marked out by lines,"
from diagraphein "mark out by lines, delineate,"
from dia "across, through" (see dia-) + graphein "write, mark, draw" (see -graphy).

— from Etymonline

Diagramming is a way of understanding how things are related to each other. Today, when all information is reduced to fragments of data and assembled in constant change, I find diagramming adequate for writing as a form of weaving ideas. Where cultural and disciplinary boundaries blur and complexities obscure our minds, the lines of the diagrams may contour a new map to navigate ourselves.

— from Google, Oxford Languages

  • Tetrad of Media Effects

    WORKSHEET

    Redesign of Tetrad diagram for media analysis worksheet in radial structure. The tetrad of media effects is a framework created by Marshall McLuhan to analyze the effects of media on society. The tetrad is a four-part construct that examines media in its historical context and current environment, as well as the medium's characteristics.

  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

    WORKSHEET

    At times of transition, we tend to encounter anxieties from instabilities and get overwhelmed by many things to be done at once. It is a vulnerable time that makes you question yourself. To help determining what to prioritize oneself and navigate such blurry time, I designed this worksheet to write down (1) what is important to you; (2) what are the obstacles; and (3) how to move toward independency healthier in steps.

  • Fantasy & Futurity

    MINDMAP

    Sketch of outlining ideas and thoughts around fantasy, futurity, and speculative design.

  • Introduction to Semiotics

    FACTSHEET

    A note visually organizing the basic concepts in semiotics.

  • Interlingual Word Map

    VISUAL ESSAY

    Inspired by differance and slippage by Derrida, the diagram portrays what the word "expectation" contours around its meaning through reciprocal translations between English, Korean, and Chinese; revealing what ideas the word entails and revolve around.

  • Design, Capitalism, and I

    VISUAL ESSAY

    Merging multiple diagrams and visual metaphors, the diagram maps the field of design in its relationship to Capitalism, and locate myself as a designer depicted as a spider escaping its web structure — breaking out of restrained and flat window, into an additional dimension with hints of humor.