EDC&I 583

Message Design

To read/consult for class on May 20:

Data Visualization: Modern Approaches « p.i.z.z.l.e.r

Don Norman -- Simplicity Is Highly Overrated

Sven Birkerts: The Gutenberg Elegies (excerpts)

A Beautiful WWW

Emerging Graphic Tool Gets People Talking (from Harvard Business Review)

Formative Question:

Do new presentation modes for text and graphics facilitate thought, learning? Do they make no difference? Or do they hinder thought and learning? Why and when?