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COMMUNICATION IN GRAPHIC DESIGN & HOW DESIGN COMMUNICATES

Design as Communication - Design is a conversation between designer and user, one that can go both ways, even though the designer is no longer present once the user enters the scene.

Design and Communication - Usability is a well-formed conversation between a person and the object with which they are interacting. To be an interface designer, one must be well-versed in the intricacies of communication. The

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Design is Communication. Use it as Such - The same communication skills that help designers create effective visual and interaction designs for products can also play a significant role elsewhere in the product development process especially during early strategic work.

Communication: Critical to Good Design - While we need to be open to other people making strong contributions that improve our work, we must also proactively account for subjective or misguided suggestions. Here are a few simple guidelines to help your communication validate your work.

A Failure to Communicate - The problem right now, to oversimplify a bit, is that the user interface gurus tend to focus only on interaction, and the information architecture gurus tend to focus on information – and each tends to overlook the other two areas.

It's Simple. Design Communicates - Let’s start off with a simple definition of leadership. Leaders establish a vision, communicate it to their team and stakeholders, and drive for results to make that vision a reality.

Why Design Communication Part I? - Though *expression* and *communication* are sometimes thought to mean the same - the small definitions above show it is evidently not so.

Why Design Communication Part II? - To communicate, to design a message effectively you need to use the closest set of symbols available. To be a good designer you need to know and exploit a large library of such symbols.

Shape and Typography: Foundations of Web Design Communication - Linda helps you add that something special by guiding you through the design considerations of shape and typography - that's the shape of the paragraphs and images, and the shape of the actual letters themselves to lift your great content into the realm of the brilliant.

Design Communication: Systems, Service, Conspiracy and Leadership - Design communication is part of the rich complexity of a tradition of creating that which does not yet exist from out of the desires of people expressing their potential as humans more fully.

Point, Line, Plane: Foundations of Web Design Communication - Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.

Collaborative Design Communication: The Internet as a Project Management Tool - Collaboration is central to the practice of architecture, although some popularized fictions of design have built powerful images to the contrary.

Confused by Design - I've been an IABC member for several years. While I do find the occasional article of interest in Communication World, I have some problems with the publication that I felt I should share with you.