{"title":"Social commitment and challenges of information design","authors":"C. Spinillo","doi":"10.1075/idj.00020.spi","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.00020.spi","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141365490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Pontis & Babwahsingh (2023): Information Design Unbound: Key Concepts and Skills for Making Sense in a Changing World","authors":"Jeanne-Louise Moys","doi":"10.1075/idj.23009.moy","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.23009.moy","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"4 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Previous work has shown that letters presented in special fonts with a high degree of script style have a poor recognition rate. We investigated whether there is a breaking point where this deficit sets in. In an experimental paradigm using a three-letter string partial report, 32 participants were presented with test stimuli of four new fonts with gradually increasing script style. The results of our investigation showed that each level of increasing script style resulted in significantly worse recognition. These findings demonstrate that for maximum letter recognition, the font style should be based on simple and familiar letter skeletons.
{"title":"Script-style degrees","authors":"C. Oderkerk, S. Beier","doi":"10.1075/idj.22021.ode","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.22021.ode","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Previous work has shown that letters presented in special fonts with a high degree of script style have a poor\u0000 recognition rate. We investigated whether there is a breaking point where this deficit sets in. In an experimental paradigm using\u0000 a three-letter string partial report, 32 participants were presented with test stimuli of four new fonts with gradually increasing\u0000 script style. The results of our investigation showed that each level of increasing script style resulted in significantly worse\u0000 recognition. These findings demonstrate that for maximum letter recognition, the font style should be based on simple and familiar\u0000 letter skeletons.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"2 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The ability to accurately write Chinese characters is vital for those learning Chinese as a second language, and writing Chinese components is an indispensable part of writing Chinese characters. This study investigates how Visual Instructions (VIs) influence the effectiveness of writing Chinese components by beginners. First, a visual survey was conducted to explore the various visual formats currently used for instructing the writing of Chinese. Then, the effectiveness of VIs for writing practice and writing recall was examined. The results showed that arrows and color hints in stroke-by-stroke VIs significantly increased the effectiveness of VIs for both writing practice and recall.
{"title":"Visual instructions for writing Chinese for beginners","authors":"Tian Tian, M. Lonsdale, Vien Cheung","doi":"10.1075/idj.21009.tia","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.21009.tia","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The ability to accurately write Chinese characters is vital for those learning Chinese as a second language, and\u0000 writing Chinese components is an indispensable part of writing Chinese characters. This study investigates how\u0000 Visual Instructions (VIs) influence the effectiveness of writing Chinese components by beginners. First, a visual\u0000 survey was conducted to explore the various visual formats currently used for instructing the writing of Chinese. Then, the\u0000 effectiveness of VIs for writing practice and writing recall was examined. The results showed that arrows and color hints in\u0000 stroke-by-stroke VIs significantly increased the effectiveness of VIs for both writing practice and recall.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"27 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140666857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Lonsdale, Matthew Baxter, Qinxin Yao, Luwen Yu, Stephen J. Chapman
Colorectal surgery is a common procedure for bowel cancer, with communication of information playing a key role in patient surgery preparation and recovery. Previous research has shown that surgery e-health tools are effective in many medical contexts. With this in mind, an interactive app was developed using an iterative user-centred design and research process and a multi-methods approach. The aim was to enhance communication between patients and medical staff and empower patients throughout their recovery. Results showed the superiority of a mobile app in communicating information when compared to a printed booklet, and to a tablet app variant.
{"title":"Testing the effectiveness of a supportive digital information tool for patients recovering from bowel surgery, their\u0000 surgeons and nurses","authors":"M. Lonsdale, Matthew Baxter, Qinxin Yao, Luwen Yu, Stephen J. Chapman","doi":"10.1075/idj.23002.lon","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.23002.lon","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Colorectal surgery is a common procedure for bowel cancer, with communication of information playing a key role in\u0000 patient surgery preparation and recovery. Previous research has shown that surgery e-health tools are effective in many medical\u0000 contexts. With this in mind, an interactive app was developed using an iterative user-centred design and research process and a\u0000 multi-methods approach. The aim was to enhance communication between patients and medical staff and empower patients throughout\u0000 their recovery. Results showed the superiority of a mobile app in communicating information when compared to a printed booklet,\u0000 and to a tablet app variant.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"35 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139532088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using a U-turn construction in information design","authors":"C.J.M. Jansen","doi":"10.1075/idj.00019.jan","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.00019.jan","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"52 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Typography simplifies and facilitates the information transfer process, and establishes a quick and straightforward connection between text and audience. Combining writing with images provides the basis for creating symbolic relationships in typography. This study intends to define the paradigmatic relationships between visual signs and writing in integrated Persian typographies and English logotypes. In this study Persian and English logotype samples are compared. It is observed that in the Persian sample, logotype letters are often affected by the visual elements; however, only one letter is usually replaced with an image in the English samples.
{"title":"How visualisations with typography are used in Persian and English corporate identity logos","authors":"AmirHossein Pormehr Yabandeh, Hossein Abeddoost, Ziba Kazempoor","doi":"10.1075/idj.23001.por","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.23001.por","url":null,"abstract":"Typography simplifies and facilitates the information transfer process, and establishes a quick and straightforward connection between text and audience. Combining writing with images provides the basis for creating symbolic relationships in typography. This study intends to define the paradigmatic relationships between visual signs and writing in integrated Persian typographies and English logotypes. In this study Persian and English logotype samples are compared. It is observed that in the Persian sample, logotype letters are often affected by the visual elements; however, only one letter is usually replaced with an image in the English samples.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139230315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The acquisition of Chinese Characters (CCs) is challenging for learners. Chinese Semantic Radicals (SRs) are semantic components of CCs. The memorization of SRs facilitates the acquisition of CCs when learning Chinese as a second language. This study investigates the effectiveness of Visual Instructions (VIs) in the memorization of SRs by beginners. A preliminary study and three other studies have been conducted. The results have shown that the use of color-coded illustrations helps learners remember the meanings, shapes, and positions of SRs. This could be seen in the significantly increased accuracy of the responses in memory tests. These findings are an important contribution to research on VIs and on the memorization of SRs by beginners.
学习汉字（CC）对学习者来说是一项挑战。汉语语义部首（SR）是 CC 的语义组成部分。在汉语作为第二语言的学习中，记忆语义部首有助于掌握 CC。本研究探讨了视觉指令（VI）对初学者记忆语义部首的有效性。我们进行了一项初步研究和另外三项研究。结果表明，使用彩色编码的插图有助于学习者记忆符号的含义、形状和位置。这可以从记忆测试中回答的准确性明显提高中看出来。这些研究结果是对VI和初学者记忆SR研究的重要贡献。
{"title":"The effectiveness of visual instructions in the memorization of Chinese Semantic Radicals by Beginners","authors":"Tian Tian, Maria dos Santos Lonsdale, Vien Cheung","doi":"10.1075/idj.21010.tia","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.21010.tia","url":null,"abstract":"The acquisition of Chinese Characters (CCs) is challenging for learners. Chinese Semantic Radicals (SRs) are semantic components of CCs. The memorization of SRs facilitates the acquisition of CCs when learning Chinese as a second language. This study investigates the effectiveness of Visual Instructions (VIs) in the memorization of SRs by beginners. A preliminary study and three other studies have been conducted. The results have shown that the use of color-coded illustrations helps learners remember the meanings, shapes, and positions of SRs. This could be seen in the significantly increased accuracy of the responses in memory tests. These findings are an important contribution to research on VIs and on the memorization of SRs by beginners.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139231034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Most studies on the legibility of highway signs focus on the legibility of Latin typefaces. Few legibility studies of Arabic typefaces are considered in highway signage. The current study is an empirical assessment of the legibility of the Boutros Advertisers Naskh Arabic typeface, the typeface commonly used in road signage in most Middle Eastern and North African countries. The study uses common highway signs configuration within a laboratory-based simulated driving experience. The results show that Boutros Advertisers Naskh has a high threshold, which indicates low legibility on road signs, and that it requires significant improvements for continued use.
{"title":"Empirical assessment of the legibility of the Naskh-style typeface used on Arabic road signs","authors":"Shaima Elbardawil","doi":"10.1075/idj.22022.elb","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.22022.elb","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Most studies on the legibility of highway signs focus on the legibility of Latin typefaces. Few legibility studies of Arabic typefaces are considered in highway signage. The current study is an empirical assessment of the legibility of the Boutros Advertisers Naskh Arabic typeface, the typeface commonly used in road signage in most Middle Eastern and North African countries. The study uses common highway signs configuration within a laboratory-based simulated driving experience. The results show that Boutros Advertisers Naskh has a high threshold, which indicates low legibility on road signs, and that it requires significant improvements for continued use.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47922153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Infographics are commonly used in public health to disseminate key messages to wide audiences. Although health organisations are making increasing use of infographics, their designs are of variable quality. The research reported here aimed to develop an educational tool that could improve public health infographic design, using motion graphics to teach users with limited design experience how to apply research-based design principles. Results were positive, with significant improvements in performance (including information location time, memorability, and user perception) observed for the infographics designed after the resource was used, compared to the infographics created before.
{"title":"Improving the design of public health infographics using a motion graphic educational resource to enhance design principle application","authors":"Matthew Baxter, M. Lonsdale","doi":"10.1075/idj.23006.bax","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.23006.bax","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Infographics are commonly used in public health to disseminate key messages to wide audiences. Although health organisations are making increasing use of infographics, their designs are of variable quality. The research reported here aimed to develop an educational tool that could improve public health infographic design, using motion graphics to teach users with limited design experience how to apply research-based design principles. Results were positive, with significant improvements in performance (including information location time, memorability, and user perception) observed for the infographics designed after the resource was used, compared to the infographics created before.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48249853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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