Results within topic “information design”

@ Is @ MoMA @ No Cost

Why should museums be bound by the laws of physics? Caplan questions MoMA’s symbolic acquisition of the ubiquitous @ sign.

criticism  graphic design  information design 

Typography and the Aging Eye: Typeface Legibility for Older Viewers with Vision Problems

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?

experience design  information design  signage 

Design policy advocacy

social responsibility  international  consumerism  advocacy  current affairs  environment  information design 

Neurath, Bliss and the Language of the Pictogram

Are images more powerful and widely understood than words? Patton looks at the pictorial languages of Otto Neurath and Charles Bliss.

history  graphic design  information design 

Information Design

information design 

How can design influence the tools of democracy?

In this crucial election year, what is AIGA doing to promote the value of design? Richard Grefé highlights AIGA’s efforts, from voter awareness to setting guidelines for ballot and election design.

election design  social responsibility  information design 

Information Design

It's been called "information anxiety", and who doesn't suffer from it? We're constantly bombarded by messages, all trying to make us look, to make us listen, to make us react. Some of these messages, however, are more important than others.

information design 

Fearmongering: The Brand

Is the government using graphic design to incite panic for political profit? Vienne looks at the color-coded alert system and sees red. Milton Glaser says “give puce a chance.”

safety  information design 

Transitions, December 2004

design thinking  advice  information design