Robert Waller
List of John Benjamins publications for which Robert Waller plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 0142-5471 | E-ISSN 1569-979X
2019 Learning from Vernon’s Isotype test: A design history footnote Information Design Journal 25:3, pp. 265–277 | Article
This paper goes back to the 1970s, the decade when IDJ was born, to recall a collaboration with Marie Neurath of the Isotype Institute. The project challenged a widely published research project on Isotype charts by psychologist Magdalen Vernon, and the original sketches and design drafts are… read more
2017 A one-day transformation project for overdose emergency kits Health Information Design, Noël, Guillermina (ed.), pp. 319–333 | Article
2010 Borries Schwesinger. The Form Book Healthcare Information, Simlinger, Peter (ed.), pp. 275–278 | Review
2007 Comparing typefaces for airport signs Information Design Journal 15:1, pp. 1–15 | Article
This study combined three research methodologies to inform the choice of a typeface for signs at London’s Heathrow Airport. The methodologies were legibility testing, qualitative consumer research, and expert review. The study showed that, contrary to a number of expert predictions, the serifed… read more
2006 Branding and relationship communications: The evolution of utility bills in the UK Information and Document Design: Varieties on Recent Research, Carliner, Saul, Jan Piet Verckens and Cathy de Waele (eds.), pp. 27–59 | Article
2000 The transformer revisited Information Design Journal 9:2/3, pp. 177–193 | Article
Written in 1974 while the authors were with the Open University, this paper first appeared in the 1976 Penrose Annual. The original abstract, written by the Penrose editor, read: Break down the barriers in the interests of the reader. Take responsibility for the success or failure of the… read more
1998 Karen A. Schriver Information Design Journal 9:1, pp. 80–83 | Review
1993 Language and typography Information Design Journal 7:1, pp. 91–92 | Review
1991 Two books on written language Information Design Journal 6:3, pp. 241–242 | Article
1986 What electronic books will have to be better than Information Design Journal 5:1, pp. 72–75 | Miscellaneous
1986 Sorts Information Design Journal 4:3, pp. 241–242 | Miscellaneous
1986 The phone Book Information Design Journal 4:3, pp. 239–240 | Miscellaneous
1984 David Sless, Learning and visual communication Information Design Journal 4:2, pp. 163–164 | Review
1984 Designing a government form: A case study Information Design Journal 4:1, pp. 36–57 | Article
This paper describes a case history of the design of a government form. In particular, three kinds of problem are identified and discussed: contextual problems of relevance and interpretation; problems of reading sequence and conditional branching instructions; and a range of typographic problems.… read more
1984 Tourist guides—a consumer test Information Design Journal 4:2, pp. 154–160 | Miscellaneous
1983 PJ Hills, Trends in information transfe Information Design Journal 3:3, p. | Review
1982 Design review Information Design Journal 3:2, pp. 148–150 | Review
1982 Literature update Information Design Journal 3:2, pp. 157–164 | Miscellaneous
1981 Norman Potter's 'What is a designer' — a review Information Design Journal 2:2, pp. 97–102 | Article
1981 Literature update Information Design Journal 2:1, pp. 70–71 | Miscellaneous
1981 Ruari McLean, The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography Information Design Journal 2:2, pp. 143–144 | Review
1980 Literature update Information Design Journal 1:4, pp. 281–283 | Miscellaneous
1980 Tom Vernon, Gobbledegook Information Design Journal 1:4, p. | Review
1979 Literature Update Information Design Journal 1:2, pp. 142–144 | Miscellaneous
1979 Functional information design: Research and Practice Information Design Journal 1:1, pp. 43–50 | Article
Although functional objectives have concerned designers for many years, and psychologists have published research on issues related to graphic design, fruitful cooperation between the two specialisms has only rarely been achieved. In this paper it is suggested that the traditional objectives and… read more
1979 John Ryder, The Case for Legibility Information Design Journal 1:2, pp. 140–141 | Review