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21st December 2000

Physical, Cognitive, and Affective: A Three-Part Framework for Information Design

“These are adapted from the three levels that theorists in education and instructional design consider when designing courses. *Physical, the ability to find information; *Cognitive (intellectual), the ability to understand information; *Affective (emotional), the ability to feel comfortable with the presentation of the information (comfort with the information itself might not be possible, depending on the message). In the next three sections, I address each of the levels in detail, explaining what it is, how it relates to current conversations in technical communication, and name the elements of design and some of the key design issues addressed.”

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21st December 2000

Conceptual User Interface: A New Tool for Designing E-Commerce User Interfaces

“Customers wanted us to design their highly interactive e-commerce Web sites very quickly. But the Web user interface design tools we were using were too slow. iXL developed a new tool, called a Conceptual User Interface (CUI), that allowed us to quickly and iteratively design interactive Web user interfaces in a shorter period of time. To improve quality and efficiency, we used the CUI with other design steps and tools.” Groundbreaking! (Snicker!)

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21st December 2000

Wordplay

“Ambigrams. Words as art. For the past 25 years, the focus of my artwork and graphic design has been on words. Language, philosophy, and science are interwoven, as words are graphically manipulated to create surprising illusions.”

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21st December 2000

Conceptual User Interface: A New Tool for Designing E-Commerce User Interfaces

“Customers wanted us to design their highly interactive e-commerce Web sites very quickly. But the Web user interface design tools we were using were too slow. iXL developed a new tool, called a Conceptual User Interface (CUI), that allowed us to quickly and iteratively design interactive Web user interfaces in a shorter period of time. To improve quality and efficiency, we used the CUI with other design steps and tools.” Groundbreaking! (Snicker!)

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21st December 2000

Creative Genius — A Look At 10 Of The Industry’s Hottest Web Designers

“The spirit of creativity is alive and well in the digital economy, thanks to people like these. Their insights and experiences can help your company push the envelope and get the juices flowing.”

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21st December 2000

Conceptual User Interface: A New Tool for Designing E-Commerce User Interfaces

“Customers wanted us to design their highly interactive e-commerce Web sites very quickly. But the Web user interface design tools we were using were too slow. iXL developed a new tool, called a Conceptual User Interface (CUI), that allowed us to quickly and iteratively design interactive Web user interfaces in a shorter period of time. To improve quality and efficiency, we used the CUI with other design steps and tools.” Groundbreaking! (Snicker!)

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