The phrase "a visual means" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a method or tool that conveys information or ideas through visual representation.
Example: "Using a visual means, such as infographics, can enhance understanding of complex data."
Alternatives: "a visual method" or "a visual tool".
Though hypothetical, this may represent a viable, alternate means to visually select for transgene integration and/or a visual means to assist in containment of transgenic lines.
Aside from being better able to handle crashes, IE8 also has colour-coded browser tabs, giving tab happy surfers a visual means of keep track of tabs.
In the simplest of terms, charting is a visual means of examining financial price performance in hopes of determining trends.
Video digital observations create a visual means to observe and study children in their everyday settings and facilitate later discussions with the participants (Fleer 2008).
This study describes some issues of Internet-aided manufacturing knowledge representation from the context of concept maps (a visual means for representing knowledge).
Charts, plots, Venn diagrams, and other static images designed for presentation on paper, provide a visual means of comparing a small number of proteins, growth conditions, or genomes.
Some have pointed out the site resembles a more basic version of the curated Amazon gift shop from Canopy, or even an attempt to take on Pinterest with a more visual means of online shopping.
Infographics are a common visual means to inform users.
I would describe my approach — then and now — as an "any visual means necessary" way of working.
Performance charts are an important visual means by which designers explore the design space and optimise the performance of products and systems.
In terms of providing information to healthcare staff and administrators, a queuing figure provides an inherently familiar visual means of displaying bottlenecks in an ED.
