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Information design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Elizabeth Orna  and
Graham Stevens
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Abstract

An analysis of the relationships between design and text, to show how the physical shape given to information can affect its impact.

Type
Research Article
Information
English Today , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 24 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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