The Position of Information Design within Globalization

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Research background1

Research Objectives1

Research questions1

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Information3

Information Designs4

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY5

Research method5

Data Collection Procedure5

REFERENCES7

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Research background

Information designs have been used in order to prepare information so that people can use that information with effectiveness and efficiency. Although, the design might be unstructured and complex in nature, but they contain immense amount of information and could be expressed through visual representation (Buchanan, 2001, 188).

In today's globalised world, there have been a number communication channels through which information can be easily passed. Various mediums are used to provide information to people. Information design is one of the emerging techniques of communicating information non-verbally.

Research Objectives

The aim of this research is to examine the position of information design within the era of globalization. This aim will be accomplished through the following objectives:

To highlight the evolution of the concept of information design

To understand the significance of information designs in today's world

To analyze the use of information design in the ere of communication revolution

Research questions

How has the concept of information design evolved?

What is the significance of information designs in today's world?

How can information design be used in the current era of communication revolution?

Where is information design positioned within globalisation?

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Information

Despite the increasing usage of the term information, the meaning of information remains ambiguous. For example, consider a newspaper. Each article provides us with abundant information through text and images. When we talk about information in a newspaper, to what do we refer? Does information refer to the content of only a news article? Or is information contained in headlines, captions, or images? If the presentation of information offers us some information as well, is information located in the way sentences or articles are structured in each spread? Or can we say that all of them are information? Some may argue that information resides neither in content nor in presentation; instead, information is what is created inside a person through understanding (Buchanan, 2001, 183).

For example, information scientist Rafael Capurro argues that information scientists need to understand the concept of information as an interdisciplinary one by examining diverse views of information from the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences (Dewey, 2000, 45). For Capurro, information is not only a tangible object but also a sign or a subjective meaning He asserts this point by shedding light on the semantic and the pragmatic levels ...