Urges that high school yearbook staffs learn to use and experiment with graphics to make their books more interesting and individual. (TJ)

Introduces a special issue on critical histories of graphic design with a review of the particular problems identified with the history of graphic design as a field of study and the emerging discipline of graphic design history. Makes a case for the examination of graphic design through its relationships with larger discourses. (SR)

Introduces the subject/object juxtapositions inherent in the writing of history. Compares these "perspectives" with subject/object positions in the visual arts to present not only a background to current historiographic models, but to also suggest ways to extend beyond traditional historical method. (SR)

Argues that design, despite frequently well-intentioned ethical starting-points, has become generalized and rudimentary in its substantive and instrumental choices, and naive in its thinking about its own public role. Argues for a "mental ecology," for a multidimensional realistic reflexivity, which makes possible the recuperation of a…

Considers the reception and use of deconstruction in the recent history of graphic design. Considers the place of graphics within the theory of deconstruction in the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida. Argues that deconstruction is not a style but a mode of questioning through and about the technologies, formal devices, social institutions and…

Examines the philosophical and historical context in which Otto Neurath (1882-1945) worked. Examines critically (in the light of descriptive statistics) the principles of his Isotype Picture Language. Tests Neurath's personal credibility and scientific integrity by looking at his contributions to Soviet propaganda in the early 1930s. (SR)

"Power Tools--Design and Application" (Furtaw) looks at differences between professional and ordinary consumer tools. "Low Budget Laser Printing Solutions" (Dose) gives graphic arts instructors tips on purchasing equipment for high quality output. (SK)

Discusses emerging practices in graphics courses, how graphics affects writing and reporting, and the danger of reporters overillustrating. (MG)

Demonstrates the value of a knowledge of linguistics and theories of human language to technical authors in terms of the communication model, grammar, rhetorical patterns, some linguistic features of technical English, semantics, and visual and graphic representation. (SC)

Describes the exemplary communications design programs at several secondary and postsecondary schools including Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville, Ohio; Metro Technology Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (JOW)

For many North Americans, tattoos reflect hopes, values, or beliefs and act as vehicles to communicate those beliefs to others. For some, tattoos offer a means to reclaim a sense of ownership and control over their body. Tattoos are particularly popular with teenagers who explore their identity through experimentation with their outward…

The taxonomy presented in this paper lends structure to the range of tasks or problems possible within an interactive graphical medium. Some 70 items from a testing project were the basis for forming the categories described in the taxonomy. Items were drawn from science and technology domains. The categorical scheme was refined iteratively by two…

Provides numerous tips concerning the layout and design of school newspapers. (RB)