Information: Maximizing Efficiency Through Organization / Senior Paper

 

Introduction “The efficiency demanded from information design necessitates the examination of human perception and cultural circumstances; the demand of sustainability requires that visualization practitioners constantly think ahead.” — Gerlinde Schuller


The re-interpretation of existing information often leads to the genesis of a new experience. Often times, information is organized without regard to its importance. Uti- lizing the practices of visual literacy and principles of design in the task of organizing an existing body of information leads to a better end-user experience. How can informa- tion design be used re-interpret data for the development of an unexpected solution? The information presented in Graphic Design Timeline: A Century of Design Milestones will be used as the existing body of data. Co-authored by Steven Heller and Elinor Pettit, it is a remark- able compilation of the events, occurrences, facts, and figures that played a part in shap- ing graphic design of the twentieth century and beyond. The 259-page timeline covers an entire century of design milestones and serves as a straightforward directory of historical facts (Heller XI). Graphic Design Timeline stands as a source of very important information in a format that fails to maximize the potential of its data. Nothing more than paper be- tween two covers, Graphic Design Timeline is a short-lived artifact that relies on the support of other related books to maintain its value.