Robert Waller

Robert Waller

List of John Benjamins publications for which Robert Waller plays a role.

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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 used… read more | Article
Waller, Robert and Stephanie VandenBerg. 2017. A one-day transformation project for overdose emergency kits. Health Information Design, Noël, Guillermina (ed.), pp. 319–333
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Waller, Robert. 2010. Borries Schwesinger. The Form Book. Healthcare Information, Simlinger, Peter (ed.), pp. 275–278
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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 | Article
Delin, Judy, Abi Searle-Jones and Robert Waller. 2006. Branding and relationship communications. Information and Document Design: Varieties on Recent Research, Carliner, Saul, Jan Piet Verckens and Cathy de Waele (eds.), pp. 27–59
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Macdonald-Ross, Michael and Robert Waller. 2000. The transformer revisited. Information Design Journal 9:2/3, pp. 177–193
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 | Article
Waller, Robert. 1998. Karen A. Schriver. Information Design Journal 9:1, pp. 80–83
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Waller, Robert. 1993. Language and typography. Information Design Journal 7:1, pp. 91–92
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Waller, Robert. 1991. Two books on written language. Information Design Journal 6:3, pp. 241–242
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Waller, Robert. 1986. Sorts. Information Design Journal 4:3, pp. 241–242
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Waller, Robert. 1986. The phone Book. Information Design Journal 4:3, pp. 239–240
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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 | Article
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Waller, Robert. 1982. Design review. Information Design Journal 3:2, pp. 148–150
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Waller, Robert and Susan Batten. 1982. Literature update. Information Design Journal 3:2, pp. 157–164
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Waller, Robert. 1981. Literature update. Information Design Journal 2:1, pp. 70–71
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Waller, Robert. 1980. Literature update. Information Design Journal 1:4, pp. 281–283
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Waller, Robert. 1979. Literature Update. Information Design Journal 1:2, pp. 142–144
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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 | Article
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