A method for controlling process variable of an industrial process using visual presentation of information in a process control system comprising: presenting a first pigeonhole display to an operator on an operator station using a graphical user interface of the process control system, the first pigeonhole display comprising a set of visual elements (908, 910, 912) associated with a corresponding set of process variables, the process variables associated with at least a portion of the industrial process; wherein the first pigeonhole display comprises logical group regions presenting information relating to, respectively, first through fourth process controllers that the designer chooses to present together to the operator; receiving from the operator a selection of at least one of the visual elements; presenting peephole displays to the operator within the first pigeonhole display, the peephole displays presenting additional information about the process variables associated with the selected visual elements; wherein the peephole displays includes information associated with one or more of the process variables associated with the selected visual elements, and each visual element displays one or more layers of information that are associated with its associated process variable; wherein the peephole displays, including a first peephole display and a second peephole display, provide views of the process controller that are configured according to a role played by a user of the process controller, wherein the first peephole display is used to observe the flame color, and the second peephole is used to observe residue collection: wherein each visual element displays one or more layers (902, 904, 906) of information associated with the process variable; and, positioning a custom blinker display in the first pigeonhole display, the custom blinker comprise a blinker indicator which is controlled by a set of rules; wherein each of the rules includes a section that specifies a color and a behavior for the blinker indicator; and controlling the process variables of the industrial process using the visualization of the selected visual elements. presenting a first pigeonhole display to an operator on an operator station using a graphical user interface of the process control system, the first pigeonhole display comprising a set of visual elements (908, 910, 912) associated with a corresponding set of process variables, the process variables associated with at least a portion of the industrial process; wherein the first pigeonhole display comprises logical group regions presenting information relating to, respectively, first through fourth process controllers that the designer chooses to present together to the operator; receiving from the operator a selection of at least one of the visual elements; presenting peephole displays to the operator within the first pigeonhole display, the peephole displays presenting additional information about the process variables associated with the selected visual elements; wherein the peephole displays includes information associated with one or more of the process variables associated with the selected visual elements, and each visual element displays one or more layers of information that are associated with its associated process variable; wherein the peephole displays, including a first peephole display and a second peephole display, provide views of the process controller that are configured according to a role played by a user of the process controller, wherein the first peephole display is used to observe the flame color, and the second peephole is used to observe residue collection: wherein each visual element displays one or more layers (902, 904, 906) of information associated with the process variable; and, positioning a custom blinker display in the first pigeonhole display, the custom blinker comprise a blinker indicator which is controlled by a set of rules; wherein each of the rules includes a section that specifies a color and a behavior for the blinker indicator; and controlling the process variables of the industrial process using the visualization of the selected visual elements.