On 04/04/2007, at 1:08 PM, Cameron Tonkinwise wrote:
> Some
> topics do not lend themselves readily to plain English or information
> design.
Tut tut, I seem to have hit a raw nerve. Just for the record, I am no
fan of plain English. Also, information design is not necessarily
about making the complex simple. It is primarily about respecting
readers, whoever they are.
>
As for medicine labelling were does the idea come from that they
should be instantly comprehensible, certainly not from me.
As to the rest, a sense of humour is in order. I suggest a time frame
of 67 minutes and 42 seconds before one gives up and moves on to the
next smelly patch.
I'm not going to get into name calling, but if the cap fits…
Greetings from sunny but dry Melbourne
david
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