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Information Design Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2, 1990
Volume 6, Issue 2, 1990
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Information design methods and productivity in the insurance industry
Author(s): Phil Fisher and David Slesspp.: 103–129 (27)More LessThis paper discusses the management and execution of an information design project, undertaken in Australia, for a large insurance company. The project provided the opportunity to use well developed principles of information design, project planning and management, and methods for dealing with organisational politics - a ubiquitous feature of all information design. The paper gives an account of a technique for measuring errors and their cost, practical iterative testing methods, and user consultation processes which can be applied to design decision making.The results of the project, particularlythe significant reduction in errors and processing costs, illustrates the importance of the human interface in improving productivity, and the dangers of thinking about information system design simply in terms of hardware and software.
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Paragraphy
Author(s): Edwin Colemanpp.: 131–146 (16)More LessParagraphy, the use of signs such as footnotes, layout, format, advance organisers and other marginalia of written text, has not been conceptualised as a system with specific semiotic functions. It is one of four interacting sign-systems at work in the constitution and use of mathematical text, where its importance has been overlooked. The main functions of paragraphy in any kind of text are text articulation and grounding. In the case of mathematics, these make essential contributions to the objective and certain character of its truths.
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How much to write: 10/100/1000?
Author(s): David Renniepp.: 169–177 (9)More LessReaders complain that documents are too long. But people also complain when documents are not comprehensive. We have used an analogy with travel to develop a flexible approach to length called 10/100/1000. This means arranging information so that people can easily find the more important things - 10 words on a topic, then 100, then 1000 and so on. The 10/100/1000 approach provides a rationale for many familiar features of documents and a means of measuring and developing them. The paper explains how the approach should improve information retrieval. It also illustrates some ways of using typography and layout to apply the approach within documents.
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