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	Information design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Information design is the design of information objects, and more generally the design of visual displays of data.
		While information design has been practiced since the first book was written (and even before), the modern sense of the term became popular with the advent of the computer and the new efficiency in creating and manipulating data displays allowed by spreadsheet programs.
		The goal of the study of information design is not only to record best practices in the area, but to formalize the skills, principles, and technology involved (in a manner similar to instructional design) and to eventually surround itself with an information design theory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Information_design (181 words)

	AIGA - Information Design
		Most designers are conditioned to regarding the design of information as something that is somehow beneath them; they'd rather be left alone to design posters, logos and glossy brochures, which probably pay better anyway.
		Information design has it's place in the design field as well as any other type, but forgive most of us if we don't jump for joy at the chance to work on it all the time.
		Poorly designed information pieces quite simply CAUSE anxiety, which in turn make it exceedingly difficult for the viewer to proceed to unravel the necessary information in a way that is both pleasant and memorable.
	designforum.aiga.org /content.cfm?ContentAlias=_getfullarticle&aid=279990 (2076 words)

	information design - a Whatis.com definition
		Information design is the detailed planning of specific information that is to be provided to a particular audience to meet specific objectives.
		The information designer may or may not have available (or may create) an information architecture that defines the overall pattern or structure that is imposed on the information design and an information plan that defines information units and how they are to be completed.
		Information design ideas can often be tested in a usability laboratory by observing surrogate users trying to use the designed information and getting their feedback.
	searchcrm.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid11_gci214367,00.html (602 words)

	Information Design SIG of STC home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Information Design and Architecture SIG: new July to September
		Article posted, a case study of excellence in information design.
		Participate in the Information Design SIG progression at the 2006 STC Annual Conference.
	www.stcsig.org /id (597 words)

	Boxes and Arrows: Information Design: The Understanding Discipline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Information architecture has increased both its momentum and its critical role in successful web solutions, to the point of general confusion (and is further complicated by the similarity in the terms information architecture and information design).
		Information design is a macro approach that clarifies relationships between different disciplines participating together as part of a powerful chorus.
		Information design is not the same as information architecture; it is not merely an “enlightened” version of graphic design; it is not somehow a niche component in interface or experience design; it is not technical writing.
	www.boxesandarrows.com /archives/information_design_the_understanding_discipline.php (2111 words)

	BogieLand: Information Design FAQ
		Information design supports people and organizations to achieve understanding through the creation of relevant, clear and memorable information.
		An information designer integrates various design aspects of an information solution focusing on its purpose, context of use, and media specific attributes in order to make a difference for people.
		Example deliverables of an information designer are concept models, content maps, task analysis, user personas and scenarios, paper and interactive mockups and prototypes.
	www.bogieland.com /infodesign_faq.htm (413 words)

	Article: A Three-Part Framework for Information Design
		If information design primarily focuses on issues of appearance and text, it is neither distinct from document design nor solves the problem of the limited focus of document design in most practice and current research.
		Information design is the intentional process in which information related to a domain is transformed in order to obtain an understandable representation of that domain.
		Information design is the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness.
	saulcarliner.home.att.net /id/newmodel.htm (4673 words)

	Digital Web Magazine - The Information Design approach to Web development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As information is the most critical non-human contributor to achieving business goals, and is the key component to building human knowledge and increased success, the discipline dedicated to making information as effective as possible is naturally the meta-discipline for business.
		Information Design requires that all team members have an acute awareness of the broader contextual concerns that resulted in this tactic being selected in the first place, and that awareness must be balanced and addressed in the final deliverable.
		Information Design requires that the core considerations that guide the project be far forward throughout the project lifecycle, ideally incorporating research and actual testing where appropriate.
	www.digital-web.com /features/feature_2003-05.shtml (1422 words)

	Archives on the subject of Information Design on IA? EH., Christina Wodtke's web log on Information Architecture and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Is a poorly designed memo at fault for not warning the president the nature of the terrorist threat.
		Information cannot be designed; what can be designed are the modes of transfer and the representations of information.
		This is inherent in the nature of information, and it is important for designers to keep the concepts of information and meaning distinct.
	www.eleganthack.com /archives/cat_information_design.html (3600 words)

	Amazon.com: Information Design: Books: Robert Jacobson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Information design is the newest of the design disciplines.
		This is a book about being an information designer: theories, ethics, political and cultural issues, etc. I agree, the visual design is less than eloquent: standard MIT Press "academic." But the writing is exciting, so long as you're not looking for a how-to book.
		Information design is not about how rigidly organized the branching structure is; instead, it's about how the user "moves through" an application (hopefully with pleasure and ease of use).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/026210069X?v=glance (1470 words)

	Design Crux; Information, Captology, Desirability in technology design
		The Trouble With Information is partly about confusing data and information, with implications for everything from technology design to information literacy programs.
		Information design concerns information tactics such as infographics illustrating projects like creating a mission driven business model or a new generation of context aware devices.
		Information systems test organization state, the system humans have to work in.
	www.designcrux.netfirms.com (739 words)

	Information design using card sorting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At the beginning of any information design exercise, it is normal to be confronted by a very long list of potential subjects to include.
		The challenge is to organise this information in a way that is useful and meaningful for the users of the system.
		It also allows realistic and accurate information to be conveyed regarding the timetable and scope of the project.
	steptwo.com.au /papers/cardsorting (4060 words)

	Tech Head Stories - Information Design
		Information Design is the practice of gathering, filtering, and presenting information in accordance with effective design principles in order to understand --- and communicate to others --- the essence, the meaning of that information.
		'Information designers are very special people who must muster all the skills and talents of a designer, combine it with the rigor and problem solving ability of a scientist or mathematician and bring the curiosity, research skills and doggedness of a scholar to their work.
		Not the complication of the simple; rather the task of the designer is to give visual access to the subtle and the difficult --- that is, the revelation of the complex.
	tech-head.com /info.htm (324 words)

	Software Design Smorgasbord: Online Information Design
		One aspect of information design I've been focusing on for a few years now that -- for reasons that elude me -- hasn't received wider recognition is the presentation of information interactively.
		Carliner is Assistant Professor of Information Design at Bentley College and a fellow and past-president of the Society for Technical Communications.
		Information Architecture contains The Seven Deadly Sins of Information Design by Drue Miller, User-Centered Information Design by Peter Merholz, and A Visit with vivid studios: Information Design in Action by By Molly Wright Steenson.
	www.chesco.com /~cmarion/Design/OnInfDes.html (4246 words)

	AIGA - Information design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Information design is a highly specialized area of design that involves making large amounts of complex information clear and accessible to audiences of one to several hundred thousand.
		This section of Design Forum looks at characteristics and issues connected to this interesting and often misunderstood area of design.
		Terry Irwin is a design consultant and educator working with businesses and design schools throughout the country.
	designforum.aiga.org /content.cfm?Alias=df_informationdesign (361 words)

	GDRC: Information Design and Management - The WWW Virtual Library on Information Design
		nformation Design is the practice of collating, packaging and displaying information in such a way as to communicate and meet the needs of the user, for intended purposes.
		Information design practices takes graphic design principles and applies and integrates it with text.
		Information technology can provide many benefits to developing countries but only if we get some early wins and demonstrated successes.
	www.gdrc.org /info-design (177 words)

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		I had eagerly awaited this second Conference on Designing for User eXperience, which was held November 2—5 at Fort Mason, in San Francisco, especially since I’d had miss the first DUX Conference in 2003.
		Information Research, 11 (1) - "Perfect search - every single possible bit of information at our fingertips, perfectly contexualised, perfectly personalized - may never be realized.
		The Internet, with its ability to serve out information at any hour of the day or night about practically any topic conceivable, has become a way of life for an impatient, information-hungry generation.
	www.informationdesign.org (1823 words)

	InfoDesign: Understanding by Design - News \| August 2004
		It discusses the driving forces behind this digital information technology, describes the equipment and devices involved, the obstacles to implementing ambient intelligence on a large scale in real-world scenarios, and considers the future outlook.
		Organizations are aware of the problems in getting current, reliable information into an intranet but feel that their responsibility stops with building the repository and providing some templates for page display.
		This information space is the basis of, and is shared by, a number of information systems.
	www.informationdesign.org /archives/2004_08.php (3354 words)

	Information design -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Information design is the (A decorative or artistic work) design of (additional info and facts about information graphic) information graphics, and more generally the design of visual displays of data.
		The goal of the study of information design is not only to record best practices in the area, but to formalize the skills, principles, and technology involved (in a manner similar to (additional info and facts about instructional design) instructional design) and to eventually surround itself with an information design theory.
		This sense includes (additional info and facts about data modelling) data modelling and process analysis.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/information_design.htm (148 words)

	Information & Design - Usability Consultancy Melbourne, Australia
		Information & Design - Usability Consultancy Melbourne, Australia
		Information & Design is a usability consultancy based in Melbourne, Australia.
		Visit "Usability That Works" for information on a range of usability courses.
	www.infodesign.com.au (105 words)

	UM Computer & Information Sciences Design Studio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Design Studio is a three-semester course in which those students pursuing their Master's degree in Software Engineering get to be part of a software development team.
		The academic year (95-96) witnessed the Design Studio teams (one at ETSU and one at Oak Ridge National Labs) develop two Windows-based project management tools that integrate Albrecht's Function Point Analysis with Barry Boehm's COCOMO model.
		If you would like more information about our software engineering program or would like to submit any comments, e-mail Dr. Joel Henry at henryj@cs.umt.edu.
	www.cs.umt.edu /RTSL/dsstud/dsstudio.htm (273 words)

	ISCID - International Society for Complexity Information and Design
		The International Society for Complexity, Information, and Design (ISCID) is a cross-disciplinary professional society that investigates complex systems apart from external programmatic constraints like materialism, naturalism, or reductionism.
		Its aim is to pursue the theoretical development, empirical application, and philosophical implications of information- and design-theoretic concepts for complex systems.
		In what reads like a case study in probabilistic informational displacement and NFL, readers may find it an interesting exercise to mentally substitute the term 'complex specified sequences' for 'conserved sequences' where it occurs, and to note the reference to 'detection of a specified feature'.
	www.iscid.org (1143 words)

	INVUE \| information design
		Technology is one part of a much greater mix to create truly valuable and usable information applications.
		Information Design (ID) is a comprehensive design approach for increasingly complex information projects.
		ID is the art and science of making information accessible and understandable.
	www.invue.nl (112 words)

	Information Design Information Architecture - WebReference.com
		Information design deals with the structuring of information to make the complex clear and includes information architecture.
		Key to your ability to design a solid, efficient infrastructure for your site is your ability to understand and implement the appropriate organization system.
		Peggy Brown shows that object-oriented information design modularizes information into discrete objects with specific behaviors, benefits and attributes.
	www.webreference.com /authoring/design/information (287 words)

	Interaction Design Patterns -- maintained by Tom Erickson
		This page contains information about resources related to pattern languages for interaction design (of which user interface design is a subset), and a few links to more general papers that may be of use to interaction designers.
		A structure for UI design patterns is proposed and is illustrated with an example.
		While most would not see this as an example of interaction design (though I do, albeit at a very high level), it is such a lovely example of both content and form, as well as illustrating one approach to trying to make a pattern language a participatory entity, that I can't resist including it here.
	www.visi.com /~snowfall/InteractionPatterns.html (3758 words)

	Aquaponics, Hydroponics Consulting, information, equipment, design, construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These main topics branch into over 100 sub-topics and interest areas, including growing medias, plant lighting, plant propagation, EC, PH, history, hydroponics vs. organic, reference materials, 12 different hobby systems, home-built system, and garden recipes, to name a few.
		The Encyclopedia of Hydroponic Gardening is complete with hypertext throughout the presentation and an interactive index page so you can easily access the information pertinent to you, and easily navigate from one topic to another.
		Minimum requirements are a pc with Windows 3.1 or later and 4 mb ram.
	www.aquaponics.com /EducationHydroCDR.htm (88 words)

	Autodesk - Autodesk Raster Design - Product Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unlock the value of scanned drawings and maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models using Autodesk® Raster Design 2006.
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	usa.autodesk.com /adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2600114 (209 words)

	Technorati Tag: InformationDesign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Validating and prioritizing ‘ just what design endeavors are most worth pursuing’.
		A friend of mine told me to check out Google Groups to find people who are interested in the same things I am - to dialog, network, etc. So I go to...
		Information graphic about how a designer grows - changes in a designer’s self-worth/knowledge over time found at consumedaily.com.
	technorati.com /tag/InformationDesign (599 words)

	organic information design \| ben fry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Design techniques for static information are well understood, their descriptions and discourse thorough and well-evolved.
		But these techniques fail when dynamic information is considered.
		There is a space of highly complex systems for which we lack deep understanding because few techniques exist for visualization of data whose structure and content are continually changing.
	acg.media.mit.edu /people/fry/thesis (107 words)

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