Current update on research position

Following the completion of my first paper demonstrating the development of my research I thought I'd best keep sight of where my research position currently stands. Below is a diagram I have produced, based upon a diagram explaining user experience, that I believe locates my bibliographic sources to date. The original diagram is from About Face 3 by Alan Cooper et al.*

The Diagram
The diagram below has been adapted and annotated to place additional information upon it that supports the locating of my current references. These locations are relative, emblematic and arbitrary, serving only to spatially identify where I believe my literature review is concentrated. I am initially weighting it from the visual communication perspective, but in order to balance it I have dialectically balanced it with sources from computer science (sources 10 & 19) and interaction design (sources 16, 17 & 25) literature. The numbering relates directly to the bibliography of 28 sources I used for the paper. The bibliography follows. In the next phase of research I am moving my position more towards the interaction sphere of literature from visual communication.



The Current Bibliography
1. AYMER, G. (2001)a Norman Cooking. Create Online. 8. p38-40

2. AYMER, G. (2001)b Interaction Guaranteed. Create Online. 10. p32-33

3. AYMER, G. (2002) The Big IDEO. Create Online. 29. p48-51

4. BRUINSMA, M. and VAN DER MEULEN, S. (2003) Deep Sites: Intelligent Innovation in Contemporary Web Design. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd

5. BURGOYNE, P. (2002) GB: Graphic Britain. London: Laurence King Publishing

6. CROWLEY, D. (2004) Design Magazines and Design Culture. In: R. POYNOR, ed. Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd., pp182-199

7. FRASCARA, J. (2006) Graphic Design: Fine Art or Social Science. In: A. BENNETT, ed. Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design - A Reader. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, p26-35

8. FORLIZZI, J. and LEBBON, C. (2006) From Formalism to Social Significance in Communication Design. In: A. BENNETT, ed. Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design - A Reader. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, p51-63

9. HELLER, S. (2006) Better Skills Through Better Research. In: A. BENNETT, ed. Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design - A Reader. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, p10-13

10. JOHNSON, J., ROBERTS, T.L., VERPLANK, W., SMITH, D.C., IRBY, C., BEARD, M. AND MACKEY, K. (1989) The Xerox "Star": A Retrospective. [online] (accessed on the World Wide Web 4/1/2009 http://www.digibarn.com/friends/curbow/star/retrospect/)

11. LAUREL, B. ed (2003) Design Research: Methods and Perspectives. London: MIT Press

12. MACDONALD, N. (2003) What is Web Design?. Hove: RotoVision SA

13. MACDONALD, N. (2004)a British Web Design: A Brief History. In: R. POYNOR, ed. Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd., pp200-215

14. MACDONALD, N. (2004)b The British Evasion: How they missed the boat in yet another revolution led by the Americans. Print. 58(6) p38, 332

15. MACDONALD, N. (2004)c In With the New. Creative Review. 24(9) pp49-50, 52

16. MOGGRIDGE, B. (2007) Designing Interactions. MIT Press

17. NORMAN, D.A. (1998) The Design of Everyday Things. MIT Press

18. O’REILLY, J. (2004) Thinking with Images. In: R. POYNOR, ed. Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd., pp216-231

19. PERRY, T.S. and VOELCKER, J. eds. (1989) Of mice and menus: Designing the user-friendly interface. Reprinted from IEEE Spectrum, September 1989, pp. 46-51. [online] (accessed from the World Wide Web 30/12/08 http://www.guidebookgallery.org/articles/ofmiceandmenus)

20. POYNOR, R. (1999) Made in Britain: The Ambiguous Image. In N. BARLEY et al. Lost and Found: Critical Voices in New British Design. London: Birkhauser Verlag AG/The British Council. Pp 28-31

21. POYNOR, R. ed. (2003) No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd.

22. POYNOR, R. (2004) Spirit of Independence. In: R. POYNOR, ed. Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd., pp.12-47

23. ROACH, G. (2002). More Than Words. Create Online. 27, July. pp48-51

24. ROCK, M. and POYNOR, R. (1995) What Is This Thing Called Graphic Design Criticism? Eye. 4 (16) pp56-59

25. SAFFER, D. (2007) Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices. Berkley, CA: New Riders

26. TOGNAZZINI, B. (1998) The Sorry State of Web Design. [online] (accessed on the World Wide Web 2/1/2009 http://www.asktog.com/columns/015WebDesignRant.html)

27. TOGNAZZINI, B. (2000) Elephants in the Living Room: The Destructive Role of Denial in Web Design. [online] (accessed on the World Wide Web 2/1/2009 http://www.asktog.com/columns/039Elephant.html)

28. TOGNAZZINI, B. (2003) It's Time We Got Respect. [online] (accessed on the World Wide Web 2/1/2009 http://www.asktog.com/columns/057ItsTimeWeGotRespect.html)



*Cooper, A., Reiman, R. and Cronin, D. (2007) About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design. Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing Inc. p xxxi
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