Suggests a number of guidelines for using graphics in student yearbooks, including: let content dictate design, let the best photograph dominate the spread, make use of linkage as a graphic feature, be aware of the possibilities of typesetting, and deemphasize the use of color. (TJ)

Reports the results of an analysis of appearance characteristics of a sample of joint ownership newspapers, which yielded information about factors related to the adoption of modern newspaper design. (GT)

Briefly sketches the last 20 years of research on instructional pictures emphasizing the effects of increasingly analytical approaches, changing conceptions, and changing research questions. Recent trends in picture research are discussed in three areas: pictures v pictures, pictures v words, and pictures plus words. (Author)

Presents an action-based technology education activity related to printed graphic communication. Includes objectives, equipment/supply list, procedures, and follow-up activities. (JOW)

This third in a series of articles on book design discusses and illustrates elements found within the body of the work: (1) illuminated letters, which serve as decoration, reflect cultural elements, enhance the meaning of text and illustrations, or establish motif, setting, or theme; and (2) borders, which serve as frames for text and…

Usable surveys were received from 282 (23.5%) subscribers to a computer magazine, of whom 91.5% had taught themselves the use of presentation software. Less than 40% had graphic design training; about half recognized a need for it. Printed documentation was the most common means of support. (SK)

Discusses three major accounts (by Philip Meggs, Enric Satue and Richard Hollis) of graphic design history. Notes that these texts address the history of graphic design, but each raises questions about what material to include, as well as how graphic design is both related to and distinct from other visual practices such as typography, art…

Suggests that visual communicators have much to learn from Rudolf Modley, who designed many pictorial symbols in the 1930s and 1940s worthy of study. Argues that his call for an international system of symbols is as pressing and pertinent today as it was when he made it over 20 years ago. (SR)

Examines two ways that graphics and graphic techniques can help communicate technical topics visually: by helping readers navigate through a manual; and by helping readers better understand the material in the manual. (SR)

Presents examples of logotypes of the word "Mexico" by second-semester typography students from the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. Analyzes each according to its unity, coherence, and emphasis. Discusses the context, syntactic and semantic rhetorical figures, metaphor, and the denotation and connotation of each. (CR)

Lists 33 children's picture books that have endured with both children and critics, and examines a dominant pattern of structural similarities. Topics include historical and developmental observations; textual and artistic issues; form and function, including graphic art and narrative art; and tone. (LRW)

Each time John Senz starts an art lesson with tattoos, the frenzy of fun is predictable, even for staff. Senz looks forward to a busy day when he reaches for the airbrush and cosmetic paint. Students pick up the technique of airbrushing quickly and can't wait to paint designs on their skin. Although topics such as history, design, business, and…

Four experiments explored participants' understanding of the abstract principles governing computer simulations of complex adaptive systems. Experiments 1, 2, and 3 showed better transfer of abstract principles across simulations that were relatively dissimilar, and that this effect was due to participants who performed relatively poorly on the…