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Information Design Journal - Volume 26, Issue 3, 2021
Volume 26, Issue 3, 2021
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Simplification of pharmaceutical pictograms to improve visual acuity
Author(s): Pia Pedersen, Chiron Oderkerk and Sofie Beierpp.: 175–192 (18)More LessAbstractThe purpose of pharmaceutical pictograms is to help patients manage their medicinal treatment. However, the pictograms often lack perceptual clarity. While they are frequently tested for aspects such as comprehension, little attention has been paid to their legibility. This paper presents the conception and results of an experiment adapted from the ISO ‘Method for testing perceptual quality’ (ISO 9186-2:2008) to measure the visibility of pictogram elements in two sets: 15 American USP pictograms and 15 redesigned versions reduced in complexity. The statistical analysis did not show reliable significant differences, which indicates that there are more factors at stake.
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End-User License Agreements (EULAs)
Author(s): Jonathan D. Ericson, William S. Albert, Benjamin P. Bernard and Elizabeth Brownpp.: 193–215 (23)More LessAbstractAn online survey (N = 810) examined the impact of design best practices on the perceived usability of End-User License Agreements (EULAs). Redesigning a EULA according to best-practices (without changing the EULA’s terms and conditions) led to higher perceived usability while responses to attitudinal (perceived reasonableness of conditions) and behavioral (anticipated agreement and use) items were unaffected. Readers (who reported reading EULAs frequently) (a) provided more positive evaluations of EULAs and (b) were more likely to anticipate agreeing to EULA terms than non-readers. These results suggest that best practices in document design can improve the usability of End-User License Agreements.
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The effects of different narrative structures in public service announcements on transportation and counterarguing
Author(s): Perina Siegenthaler, Andreas Fahr and Alexander Ortpp.: 216–236 (21)More LessAbstractNarratives are an effective way of presenting persuasive health communication because audience members can be transported into the story plot, which is shown to reduce various types of resistance. Using a laboratory experiment (N = 144), this study examined the effects of different narrative structures on transportation and counterarguing. Results suggest that a narrative presenting events in chronological order increases transportation in the case of people who are not affected by the health issue addressed in the communication, and that transportation reduces counterarguing. The study also found that such narratives increase counterarguing in general.
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From pen to movable type
Author(s): Christopher Hammerschmidt and Dominique Leite Adampp.: 237–259 (23)More LessAbstractTypography is an essential foundation for graphic design and information design. The teaching of this subject aims to set background knowledge on aspects such as the production and use of letterforms. In this article, we present an approach to teaching typography based on information design as an instrument for understanding and analyze results of students’ production of print posters during classes. We designed an integrative activity that sought to make them experience different facets of typography, from its relation with calligraphy to the sculptural nature of printing types and digital vector drawing on the computer, with an active learning approach.
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Designing pension communication
Author(s): Jelle Strikwerda, Bregje Holleman and Hans Hoekenpp.: 260–281 (22)More LessAbstractPension participants face complex decisions which require them to choose between multiple alternatives that have different consequences, that vary in likelihood, and that often relate to different values. In the medical domain, ample research has been conducted on how to support patients in making such decisions, yielding three important lessons. First, by emphasizing the gist of information, the information becomes more meaningful to participants. Second, value clarification methods should be used to help participants retrieve or form their own values and compare those with the decision alternatives. Third, simple static visual aids facilitate the comprehension of statistics and probabilities.
Volumes & issues
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Volume 28 (2023)
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Volume 25 (2019)
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Volume 23 (2017)
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Volume 22 (2016)
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Volume 21 (2014)
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Volume 20 (2013)
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