Graphics Reference
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This technology has allowed electronic devices and interfaces to become more ac-
cessible and instinctive. They rely less on complicated menus and keyboards and as a
result use fewer moving parts.
Using a multi-touch screen on an Apple iPad.
Why is information design necessary?
Information plays a large part in our daily lives. We are surrounded by information
all the time, from the remote control for our TV to the interface on our mobile phone
and the webpage we view. We take it for granted, but someone had to design the way
in which it is visually presented.
Try to imagine a world where information design didn't exist. Taking a simple bus or
rail journey would be quite difficult without it. How would you know which bus or
train to catch, where to catch it and what time it departed or arrived at its destination?
How would the driver know where he was going without the use of directional road
signs? How would you know when to turn and in which direction? Even simple de-
cisions when driving such as when to stop at a junction would be difficult without the
 
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