Information design and multimodality
New possibilities for engagement across theory and practice
Despite a long association between information design and semiotics, connections remain limited in many respects. This contribution argues that one reason for this is the traditionally weak connection between semiotics and empirical methods. To counter this, a model of multimodal communication is introduced in which theoretical description and empirical research are tightly bound methodologically. Several illustrations of the relevance of the model for information design are offered.
Keywords: multimodality, semiotics, empirical methods
Article outline
- 1.Introduction: A missing puzzle piece
- 2.The semiotics of semiotic modes
- 3.Consequences of the model
- 4.Description and mapping design choices
- 5.Experimentation and prediction
- 6.Conclusions and outlook
- Notes
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Published online: 22 October 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.3.02bat
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.3.02bat
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