Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Question for YOU from reading TWO
Information design has made our life more comprehensible in a society of "information overload". This being an election year, millions are headed to the polls. We all remember the Florida miscount that turned the tables of the 2000 presidential election. What do you suggest information designers such as ourselves can do to prevent this from ever happening again? For example, what "tools" could designers use to make information more clear to a wide variety of people?
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Especially with something as important as voter ballots, designers need to thoroughly test designs with the intended audience. Designers sometimes forget that they are designing for the masses and not just their peers. Because of this, designers must complete extensive research and testing to ensure that they have successfully communicated a clear message.
i think the implementation of more, very clear, information graphics could definitely aid in the clarification of ballot design... at least something to explore
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and step back and look at what you have done. play the devils advocate -- always as a designer. what if the person can't read, what if they are visually impaired, can the information shown mean something different to people from different backgrounds, race, education, or level of income.
on i70 last year there was a billboard for WSU and there are 3 ice cream cones.
the first one scoop (vanilla), the next 2 scoops (vanilla and strawberry), the third (vanilla, staw and chocolate). WSU is the 3 scoops and we (KU) are one of the others.
I was in the car with some KU students and they asked -- are they saying we are raciest?
the interpretation was priceless and not what WSU had intended! but that was the message to many.
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