Robert Waller
List of John Benjamins publications for which Robert Waller plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 0142-5471 | E-ISSN 1569-979X
Articles
2019. Learning from Vernon’s Isotype test. Information Design Journal 25:3, pp. 265–277
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
2017. A one-day transformation project for overdose emergency kits. Health Information Design, Noël, Guillermina (ed.), pp. 319–333
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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
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
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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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
Miscellaneous
1984. David Sless, Learning and visual communication. Information Design Journal 4:2, pp. 163–164
Review
1984. Designing a government form. Information Design Journal 4:1, pp. 36–57
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
1982. Daniel B Felker, Frances Pickering, Veda R Charrow, V Melissa Holland, Janice C Redish, Guidelines for document designers. Information Design Journal 3:2, p.
Review
1982. Administrative forms in governmen, Forms under control, Sir Derek Rayner, Review of administrative forms: report to the Prime Minister. Information Design Journal 3:2, pp. 142–148
Review
1981. Norman Potter's 'What is a designer' — a review. Information Design Journal 2:2, pp. 97–102
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1981. Ruari McLean, The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography. Information Design Journal 2:2, pp. 143–144
Review
1981. Jan V. White, Graphic idea notebook, Philip Thompson and Peter Davenport, The dictionary of visual language, Edward Booth-Clibborn and Daniele Baroni, The language of graphics. Information Design Journal 2:1, pp. 59–61
Review
1979. Functional information design. Information Design Journal 1:1, pp. 43–50
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