Visual Display - Applications

Visual information displays are used in many different applications, encompassing highway signs, airport information displays, aircraft control panels, and computer monitors displaying complex data analyses.

Visual displays are an important part of human-machine systems. With their associated input devices, they are the primary means by which humans and machines communicate.

Visual displays convey information through the human visual sense. Key human factors issues that must be considered when designing visual displays include: use of color, brightness, contrast, and information presentation by symbols or text.

Understanding the visual system's fundamental properties and limits and how the visual system works in conjunction with human cognition will enable the selection and arrangement of appropriate visual elements for effective visual displays.

Railroad Crossing Signage	Imagine Graphics (UK) Airport Flight Status Board	Air Traffic Control Tower Display
Examples of Visual Displays