Discusses how to use information graphics successfully. Describes how to conduct a survey and transform the results into an information graphic. (MM)

Discusses the meanings of the terms "table,""graph, "chart" and "diagram" in relation to four types of technical graphics. Describes the appropriate use of each graphics type in relation to the uses of other graphic types, and illustrates the kind of information each type most effectively represents. (KEH)

Compares the effect of two different anti-littering signs. Results suggest that the ambiguously worded litterbug sign was interpreted differently by individuals and that it did not encourage an anti-littering attitude or affect stated intention to litter. (CW)

The influence of graphic patterns and their interpretive context on learning accompanying prose was studied with 128 undergraduates. Results suggest that maps, unlike diagrams, are sequentially encoded and that abstract graphic displays can adopt map-like characteristics as a result of the context in which they are presented. (SLD)

Describes the development and use of a cultural palette (a five-step method of visual analysis that can be used for cross-cultural visual communication) for a student graphic design project. (SR)

Eastern Michigan University's logo depicting a Huron Indian was discontinued in response to concern about use of American-Indian names and symbols. The process of developing a new logo design compatible with institutional values and goals illustrated that moral indifference in integrity and values is antithetical to institutional mission. (MSE)

Describes a study that was conducted with graduate students to verify empirically that the conventional spatial arrangements of diagrams illustrating relationships among concepts are interpreted consistently and to examine the role of spatial arrangements in establishing meaning. Implications of results for graphic and instructional designers are…

Reconsiders the usual typologies of diagram presentations, questioning accepted taxonomies. Examines diagrammatic structures, revealing some hardened categories. Suggests that new discoveries can be made if questions are raised about how information is framed. (SR)

Presents four ways to improve broadcasts of company satellite conferences, including creative site selection (using facilities at educational institutions rather than hotel rooms); creative programming (using graphics and other interruptions to break up lectures or speeches); creative crew selection; and creative downlink site activities (to…

Describes the two-course engineering design graphics sequence on introductory design and graphics topics. The first course focuses on conceptual design and the development of visualization and sketching skills while the second one concentrates on detail design and parametric modeling. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/ASK)

In this article, the author discusses how to teach students to think creatively. In the author's search for a way to teach students that there are multiple approaches to visual problems, she found inspiration from advertising. The author asserts students first need permission to explore their latent ideas, and second, they need the tools to…

This book presents information about 10 areas of design, with the main emphasis on graphic design. One section presents the creative problem solving process and provides practice in using this process to solve design problems. Students are given a glimpse of other areas of design, including fashion, industrial, architectural, decorative,…

The two year program combines classes in business, management, and graphic arts technology to train students for supervisory and mid-management jobs. (Author)