Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Information Design


What is Information Design: "Information design is defined as the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness."

  • comprehensible 
  • rapidly and accurately retrievable 
  • easy to translate into effective action 
  • information overload comes with navigational problems.
  • the right information to the people at the right time in the most effective and efficient way.


Reasons why we have information design profession;
Examples: Reference Page in books, iconic language for transportation


What you see in the website,
approach to your teaching strategy (open ending -cognitive)
and 
content are
the information design.


Information architecture: structure of an experience , structural side of information 
such as home page, section.



Information Design: Emergence of a New Profession. Robert E. Horn
(https://files.nyu.edu/fm9/public/Downloads/1/Horn.pdf)

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