InfoD-Cafe: Evidence

[Lee Brasseur]

I would also recommend the often cited chapter by Simon and 
Larkin,"Why a Diagram Is (Sometimes) Worth Ten Thousand Words" in 
Models of Thought, H.A. Simon, ed. Yale, 1987. as well as Karen 
Schriver's Dynamics of Document Design.

Lee


>Loren Needles must be on to something.
>
>We have had exactly no replies to a posting we
>made some long time ago as follows:
>
>________________________________________
>
>Request for help!
>
>We work with a lawyer who believes in clear language
>and clarifying things any way she can (Michele Asprey,
>in case you've come across her book Plain Language
>for Lawyers).
>
>She's been asked for HARD EVIDENCE that use of
>supplementary diagrams and flowcharts can aid readers'
>comprehension of the content expressed in the language.
>
>Can anyone direct us to any?
>
>Sandy Aureli
>Montague Leong Design
>ph    +61 2 9555 1744
>fax   +61 2 9555 1025
>email Sandy.Aureli at MontagueLeong.com.au
>
>
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-- 
Lee Brasseur

Associate Professor
Department of English
Illinois State University
Normal IL 61790-4240

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