#31492
The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
I am trying to evangelize the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. While I’m in the venture capital business, this rule is applicable for any presentation to reach agreement: for example, raising capital, making a sale, forming a partnership, etc.
Kawasaki, Guy. How to Change the World (2005). Articles>Presentations>Information Design>Typography
#29236
Explicit Structure in Print and On-Screen Documents 
The structure of print and on-screen documents is made explicit through headings and links. Three important concepts for understanding explicit structure are (1) the display-unit properties of each document medium, (2) the flexible relationship between explicit and implicit structure, and (3) the distinction between populated and unpopulated locations in a hierarchy. These concepts help us better understand standard print documents, structured writing, websites, help systems, and PowerPoint, as well as the potential effects of content management systems on how documents are created.
Farkas, David K. Technical Communication Quarterly (2005). Articles>Document Design>Information Design>Typography
#19175
InfoDesign serves as a forum for moderated discussions about information design issues. Information design is the art and the science of presenting information so that it is understandable and easy to use: effective, efficient and attractive. Information design involves knowledge and skills in various areas, such as graphic design, psychology, language, typography, diagramming, and user-testing.
Infodesign. Resources>Mailing Lists>Information Design>Typography
#19174
This site is designed to give you an impression of the contents and dynamics of IDJ by providing abstracts, a selection of illustrations, and occasional additional sound and video clips. The site is updated with every issue (three times per year). Information Design Journal is an international refereed journal which provides a forum for theoretical and practice-oriented discussions concerning the effective, efficient and attractive presentation of information. Topics include the design of infographics, public information signs, forms, product labeling, typography, instructions for use, user interfaces, websites, and instructional textbooks. The editors invite contributions. Please consult the Guidelines for Contributors.
Information Design Journal. Journals>Information Design>Graphic Design>Typography
#27469
What's My Name? Nametags in Theory and Practice
At any planned gathering of a community that’s too large or far-flung for everyone to know everyone else by sight, the time-honored solution to the recognition problem is nametags. At a family gathering, these are probably plain white stick-on labels, with names handlettered by Aunt Frieda; at a conference, they’re usually preprinted and housed in plastic holders made for such an event. Nametags are a very local and specialized branch of information design, and, as such, they form part of the glue that binds together a community.
Berry, John D. Font Magazine (2005). Design>Typography>Information Design
#33151
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography: Hierarchy—Size
Typographic hierarchy is how different faces, weights and sizes of typefaces structure a document. Some of these hierarchical devices are well-established conventions, such as cross heads and folios, so I'm not going to touch on them in this post. To keep it simple I'm going to concentrate on two things - size and weight. The first of which is size.
Boulton, Mark. Mark Boulton (2005). Articles>Typography>Information Design
#33152
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography: Hierarchy—Weight
Typeface weight, and the choice of weight, is perhaps one area of typography that to most designers is simply a matter of choice. That choice is dictated by answering a design problem which is aesthetically, or content, motivated. What many designers do not realise is that there are rules which should govern the choice of weight - a typographic pecking order - which when followed, aids the designer's typesetting and can produce stunning results.
Boulton, Mark. Mark Boulton (2005). Articles>Typography>Information Design
