A method for visually finding people with minimized network data usage, operable on a computing system including a mobile device having a processor, a display and a camera, having the steps: downloading to the mobile device an application for visually connecting people, configured for minimized network data usage by having a set of preloaded graphics and configured to receive from a server a first set of graphic codes having instructions for displaying a graphic of the set of preloaded graphics; receiving the first set detecting a location of a user; sending a second set of graphic codes via the server to another user; detecting, by performing a live scanning of the user's surroundings, a location of a group member; displaying a live image and a representation of the group member's location, the representation being the graphic as instructed by the first set without further contact with the server.