David Sless

Sless, David 2023 Pondering a persistent paradigm Information Design Journal 28:2, pp. 113–114 | Editorial

Sless, David 2022 Wayfinding and waygiving Information Design Journal 27:2, pp. 141–143 | Editorial

Sless, David 2019 IDJ at my side Information Design Journal 25:3, pp. 326–330 | Article

David Sless’s journey to information designer coincides with the history of IDJ. David’s first paper was published in the second issue (1979). David’s journey alongside IDJ included the generosity of Peter Simlinger of IIID (1980s) and the encouragement of Paul Stiff of Reading University (1990s). read more

Sless, David 2017 From Semiotics to Choreography Semiotics: A way of thinking & approaching information design, Farias, Priscila Lena and João Queiroz (eds.), pp. 173–183 | Article

Sless, David 2008 Measuring information design Highlights of Vision Plus 12: Information Design - Achieving Measurable Results, Strand, Lennart and Peter Simlinger (eds.), pp. 250–258 | Article

This paper was originally given as a keynote presentation to the IIID Vision Plus 12 Conference held in Schwarzenberg, Vorarlberg, Austria in 2007. Presentations are not papers and in some respects they do not translate one into the other. I have edited it for this Journal as a stand-alone piece;… read more

Sless, David 2004 Designing public documents Information Design Journal 12:1, pp. 24–35 | Article

Sless, David 2003 Review of “Typography and Language in Everyday Life: Prescription and Practice” by Sue Walker Information Design Journal 11:2/3, pp. 281–283 | Review

Sless, David 1998 A rejoinder from David Sless Information Design Journal 9:1, pp. 27–28 | Miscellaneous

Sless, David 1998 Building the bridge across the years and disciplines Information Design Journal 9:1, pp. 3–10 | Article

Sless, David 1996 Early travels through information design Information Design Journal 8:3, pp. 228–232 | Article

Sless, David 1991 Designing a new bill for Telecom Australia Information Design Journal 6:3, pp. 255–257 | Article

Fisher, Phil and David Sless 1990 Information design methods and productivity in the insurance industry Information Design Journal 6:2, pp. 103–129 | Article

This paper discusses the management and execution of an information design project, undertaken in Australia, for a large insurance company. The project provided the opportunity to use well developed principles of information design, project planning and management, and methods for dealing with… read more

Sless, David 1986 Reading semiotics Information Design Journal 4:3, pp. 179–189 | Article

This paper presents a general and non-technical overview of semiotics and its recent history. The importance of Peirce and Saussure as founding fathers of contemporary semiotics is discussed and the debate they precipitated is mapped out including some of the peculiar characteristics of semiotics… read more

Sless, David 1984 Sorts Information Design Journal 4:2, pp. 172–173 | Miscellaneous

Sless, David and Ian McLaren 1980 Communications to the editor Information Design Journal 1:4, pp. 285–288 | Miscellaneous

Sless, David 1979 Image design and modification: An experimental project in transforming Information Design Journal 1:2, pp. 74–80 | Article

This paper reports an experimental pedagogic investigation of design behaviour. The subjects were design students and they were required to modify an image on the basis of feedback from a target audience. Results showed a consistent improvement in performance of the image with successive… read more

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