Legal Information Design Canvas

Why use a Legal Information Design (LID) Canva?

Legal information is drafted as blocks of texts. It doesn't have to be that way!

Think about it: The human brain is capable of processing an image in as little as 13 milliseconds. In comparison, for every minute of reading, the average reading speed of most adults is 200 to 250 words! We're lousy at reading when we compare our brain's agility in processing visual information.

Visual thinking applied to legal information and to contracts has several advantages. It helps design legal documents that are easier to read, faster to understand, and more much engaging (duh!!) It increases information intake, retention, and compliance. It speeds up negotiation, reduces misunderstandings and increases clarity. In order words, it increases the effectiveness of legal information and communication.

We’ve created the Legal Information Design (LID) Canvas to guide you through the process of thinking visually about legal information. Give it a try, and we guarantee your way to think about contract drafting will never be the same!

Who should use this Canvas for:

The Legal Information Design (LID) Canvas is perfect for legal professionals who want to apply visual thinking to their work.

It's also great tool for users of legal documents to prompt their legal advisers to think more visually about the law, contracts, legal information and policies.

It’s always good to prepare your document drafting on the LID Canvas. It helps you think about your users, their goals and objectives, also their pain points. It helps you define the expected behaviors you'd like to foster with your document and strategize the best path to get there.

Using visual thinking for legal documents helps foster a better understanding of the law, legal information and contractual obligations! Although the LID Canvas is not intended to replace contracts or any other legal policies, it will be a great helper!