InfoD-Cafe: Piet Westendorp (1950 - 2008)

[Karel van der Waarde]

Dear list,

This morning, I received a message from Piet Westendorp's partner 
that Piet passed away on November 19th.

His achievements in Information Design and many related areas are substantial.

To pick just three out of his long lists of publications and presentations:
- co-author of 'Open Here. The art of instructional design' (1999)
- editor of Information Design Journal (2000-2004)
- guest editor of a Visible language issue on 'Visual metaphors in 
user instructions' (2007)

However, just mentioning a few publications does not do justice to 
his influence on education, research and practice. His involvement in 
the Technical Universities of Delft and Eindhoven (the Netherlands), 
his publications in a variety of research areas, and his continuous 
involvement in commercial practice made him a true all-round 
professional.

Piet Westendorp has been a remarkable person. I'll miss his clarity 
of thinking and his direct aproach, but even more, I'll miss his 
inspirational enthusiasm and curiosity.

Kind regards,
Karel.
waarde at glo.be