A Unified Theory of Information Design

Nicole Amare is an associate professor of technical communication at the University of South Alabama, USA, where she teaches composition, technical writing, editing, ethics, stylistics, and grammar. She is the author of Real Life University, a college success guide, and editor of Global Student Entrepreneurs, Beyond the Lemonade Stand, and Giving Back. Some of her research has appeared in the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Business Communication Quarterly, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Women & Language, and Technical Communication. Her most recent book, with Barry Nowlin and Jean Hollis Weber, is Technical Editing in the 21st Century (Prentice Hall, 2011). Alan D. Manning received his Ph.D. (linguistics, with a minor in technical writing) from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1988. He taught linguistics, literature, and writing courses at LSU, Stephen F. Austin University in Texas, USA, and Idaho State University, USA, before joining the Brigham Young University, USA, linguistics faculty in 1994. His published research primarily deals with information design, editing, and semiotic analysis. He is coauthor, with Frank Parker, Kathryn Riley, and Kim Campbell, of Revising Professional Writing in Science and Technology, Business, and the Social Sciences, 2nd edition (Parlay Press, 2007).

Chapter 1
DECORATIVES

Chapter 2
IMAGES

Chapter 3
DIAGRAMS

Chapter 4
INDICATIVES

Chapter 5
INFORMATIVE INDICES

Chapter 6
WORDS, SENTENCES, AND TEXT

Chapter 7
TOWARD A UNIVERSAL TERMINOLOGY AND GRAMMAR OF VISUAL TYPES

REFERENCES
INDEX