Visual Proofreading
We hear a lot about proofreading. And, although it is a vital part of any publication, there's another kind of proofreading that can make as much (if not more) difference in the success of your...
View ArticleVisualizing Information: An Overview of This Special Issue
The guest editors offer a brief history of visualization, discuss the present state of the art, and explore the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead. They then discuss the contents of this...
View ArticleVisual Communication: The Expanding Role of Technical Communicators
Visual communication no longer refers only to illustratingverbal information but to all aspects of designingdocuments. To be effective as information architects,technical communicators must understand...
View ArticleIntegrating Graphics with Text
A teacher at the University of Memphis, Albers describes a two-tiered assignment he developed to help students address problems they encounter when trying to integrate text and graphics.
View ArticleInternational Visual Literacy Association
IVLA is a not-for-profit association of educators, artists, and researchers dedicated to the principles of visual literacy. IVLA was formed for the purpose of providing education, instruction and...
View ArticleSay It in Pictures: Crash Course in Visual Literacy
Today, communication requires more than just pages of printed words. Producing effective documents and training requires theability to understand, think and communicate graphically. Thisdemonstration...
View ArticleReflections on an Icon Development Process: Negotiating Design Issues
Technical communicators with visual design skills increasingly are called upon to help design of the 'look and feel' of software interfaces, including icons andtoolbar buttons. Several practitioners in...
View ArticleToward Consistency in Visual Information: Standardized Icons Based on Task
Argues for continued work on developing standards for icon design. Suggests that icons should be standardized not just within products, but across applications. Suggests that icons be standardized...
View ArticleColor: The Newest Tool for Technical Communicators
Asserts that color must be used to make information clear, lucid, powerful—faster; its logical application must be controlled by the editor. Provides a comprehensive checklist to help editors use color...
View ArticleWhy Illustrations Aid Understanding
A small collection of illustrations is provided to show some of the diverse ways illustration may aid understanding. The display of parts and assemblies often relies on techniques such as explosions...
View Articletypographic
An interactive experience informed by type and typography, which aims to illustrate the depth and import of type, and to raise relevant questions about how typography is treated in the digital media,...
View ArticleThe Design of World Wide Web Home Pages: Using Visuals to Establish...
The World Wide Web presents information developers with the task of designing texts that will be accessed by multiple, global audiences. At the same time, Web technologypresents developers with new...
View ArticleTalking with Virginia Postrel
Postrel's new book, The Substance of Style, explores the economic, cultural, social, personal, and political implications of the growing importance of aesthetics in business and society.
View ArticleTowards a Rhetoric of Tactile Pictures
This paper offers a first step towards a rhetoric of tactile pictures by applying the visual framework developed by Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen to a tactile alphabet book. After a brief review...
View ArticlePresentaciones Conceptuales
Las presentaciones tienden a ser más visuales y menos textuales. Convertir cada concepto en una imagen es el reto y, a la vez, la solución.
View ArticleVisual Literacy Crash Course
Today, communication requires more than just pages of printed words. Producing effective documents and training requires the ability to understand, think, and communicate graphically-to be visually...
View ArticleThe Successes and Challenges of Visual Language
Discusses efforts to create manuals that rely entirely on pictures for communication.
View ArticleHow to Use Images to Convey Themes
Advances in technology have democratized the processof illustrating documents such as brochures, reports, andwebsites. With digital cameras, scanners, and a widevariety of stock illustrations...
View ArticleVisible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
Visual designers working on the web need an understanding of the medium in which they work, so many have taken to code. Many have entered the usability lab. But what about the other side? Are...
View ArticleIdentity in Sheep's Clothing
Can an identity exude moral or ethical attitudes? In the past, product and business identities that functioned well were bound to a person or family that over long periods delivered quality and...
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