AIGA Design Forum: Information Design

Webster's Dictionary defines information as: "The act of informing; the communication of knowledge". Information design is a highly specialized area of design that involves making large amounts of complex information clear and accessible to audiences of one to several hundred thousand. This section of Design Forum looks at characteristics and issues connected to this interesting and often misunderstood area of design. It contains articles both general and specialized that address issues, constraints and characteristics and attempts to formulate a working definition for those who are new to the subject. Is information design the best example of 'form following function' in graphic design? Designers usually love it or hate it...why?

Irwin, Terry. AIGA. Design>Information Design>Community Building

The Information Design of Community-Building

What turns a Web space into a virtual community or community network? Sandra Maddox writes an introduction to the subject.

Maddox, Sandra. EServer (2001). Design>Information Design>Community Building