The difference between a plain language writer and information designer
A frequent comment I get from people I introduce myself to is ‘oh, the plain english campaign’ and then I find myself trying to explain that it’s not all about that, but that’s part of it. And every time I try and explain I’m pretty sure I come up with a different version, even if [...]
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Is it really needed
It looks like I’ve finally come to the end of what’s been quite a frustrating project. This has been one of those projects where the client set out determined to include every possible piece of information they had available. As soon as they see how it looks (even with all my best tricks applied) all [...]
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I'm not wanted – apparently
Today I heard one of the strangest comments I’ve ever heard about what I do. I’m not sure if it was meant as a criticism of the quality of my work or the principle of what I do. The comment came from ‘Yoshi’, out of the blue in the middle of a discussion on the [...]
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Shelf shuffle
An interesting, and slightly tirade-like blog post by a friend and ex-colleague (the wonderful Judy Delin) about the stresses of supermarket shopping with her mother who has dementia reminded me of a related issue I wanted to get off my chest. Our local Marks & Spencer seems to rearrange their food section on a weekly [...]
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Asda antics
The latest Asda advert which boldly states: “Over 7,000 items £1 or less”Even Mrs Information Designer was incredulous at this statement as one of the most unspectacular ever, and we spent the next ten minutes reeling off a list of possibilities – this isn’t all of them! A can of Coca Cola (plus Diet, Caffeine [...]
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