The apparent length of a relativistically moving rod and visualization of the Einstein time dilation
are studied. The description of events in space-time is given geometrically as viewed from two
different inertial frames that are in relative motion with one another. These relativistic phenomena
are graphically illustrated using one-dimensional Loedel diagrams. The equations that describe these
effects are then deduced using elementary geometry. The aim of this paper is to outline a procedure
that complements the standard algebraic presentation of these effects, and show that the kinematic
concepts of special relativity can be deduced fromthegeometry.