PhD studentships
The University are offering scholarships for PhDs about some interesting topics, including information literacy. Functional literacy and document design: A considerable proportion of the population is...
View ArticleDesigning useable texts
Duffy, T. M., & Waller, R. (1985). Designing usable texts. London: Academic Press. Pat Wright p66. Editing: Policies and procedures Quotes herself (1980: processing visible language 2) “readers...
View ArticleTapestry captions
Tapestries; Their Origin, History And Renaissance by George Leland Hunter An important feature of many story-tapestries are the captions. In the long, narrow bands of the XIV and XV centuries, they are...
View ArticleResearch found
A quick search on the authors suggested to me by Rob Waller has uncovered the following (most I cannot locate electronically): Factors in the Design of Experimental Graphic Displays William A. Kealy...
View ArticlePortfolio
I am in the midst of creating a new website/portfolio. In the meantime you can check out some of my work on my Flickr site. Here are some images of my exhibition for the MA Information Design final show.
View ArticleEnglish village names and car share schemes
The novelty of laughing at the names of English villages will never wear off I think. Today we hopped in our Commonwheels share car to take my parents, recently arrived from Australia, around the...
View ArticleKeep Britain Tidy
I was recently taking a walk to town via the Thames Valley University when I saw a teenage girl drop a half-finished pack of chips on the ground in front of a bin. More disturbing than the fact that...
View ArticleBlog Action Day ’09
This post is part of Blog Action Day ’09 which hopes to raise the awareness of climate change in the lead up to Cophenhagen. Rather than talk about the science of climate change (of which I know very...
View ArticleUpcycle Christmas!
I am taking part in Folksy’s Upcycle Christmas project which will raise money for Sue Ryder Care, a charity devoted to helping those with end-of-life or long-term care needs. The project involves 200...
View ArticleMigrating to a new site
Please adjust your bookmarks/feeds/etc. I am migrating this blog to a new server. The address will now be http://www.kimberleycrofts.com/wordpress/ My new website is also there at...
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