Information Design

Information design makes complex information easier to understand and to use. These articles inform, inspire and define the rapidly growing discipline and its participants.

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Information Design = Complexity + Interdisciplinarity + Experiment
by Gerlinde Schuller
Mar 14, 2007(2)
Through which filter do information designer view the world? Schuller provides an overview of what Information Design is and could be.

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Typography and the Aging Eye: Typeface Legibility for Older Viewers with Vision Problems
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by Paul Nini
Jan 23, 2006(20)
The population is rapidly aging and becoming a larger share of the marketplace. The demands of the aging eye require typefaces that function well under low-vision conditions. Can signage display useful information that is accessible to all ages?

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Theory for Practice
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by David Sless
Jul 21, 2005(0)
How important is “politeness” in information design? David Sless deconstructs the five principles of information design: politics, position, parsimony, politeness and performance.

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Designing for Understanding within a Context of Rapidly Changing Information
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by Maureen MacKenzie-Taylor
Jul 21, 2005(2)
What does it mean to design on the fly? Maureen MacKenzie-Taylor takes the time to explain that although speed is of concern to information designers, it should not be the primary goal.

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Three Ways to Improve Financial Services Websites
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by Dirk Knemeyer
Jul 18, 2005(6)
Recent trends in online business practices are changing our expectations of corporate websites and online services. Dirk Knemeyer analyzes what those trends might be.

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Breaking Into Film
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by Jason Aristofanis Tselentis
Sep 02, 2004(3)
Designers could seize new creative opportunities with DVD navigation because a high percentage of the media falls short.