May 30, 2007

Whatever Happened to the Page?

My article on Adobe Creative Suite 3, “Whatever happened to the page?” is up on KMWorld as part of its June issue.

The digital age has deeply undercut appreciation for how graphic design not only makes information more appealing, but more learnable. When documents are digital and/or disposable, we tend to forget that they have tangible power in their form as well as their function. Meanwhile, design is a field in which much of the skill is tacit—both the art and the technique. Crafts like art direction, graphic arts, photography and page layout blend training, experience, invention and automation to create new value on demand and on deadline, inevitably under constraints of inadequate time or money.

See also: “Maintaining the integrity of design in a virtual world”

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May 30, 2007 10:44:10 PM | Design for Learning (graphics, architecture, ergonomics, etc.), Toolbox/Toybox (gadgets, software, sites)

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Steve Barth consults to international government, NGO, academic and corporate clients. Recent work has focused on organizational learning and KM strategies in economic development and peace and security. Award-winning writer specializing in organizational intelligence and knowledge worker productivity.

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