Communication Design Quarterly Feb 2018 Open Access

Digital humanities, middleware, and user experience design for public health applications

J. D. Applen ; Sonia H. Stephens University of Central Florida

Abstract

Technical communicators should be conscious of how the algorithms that govern "middleware" (software that structures the presentation of data) constrain their ability to represent information. We use critical theory from the digital humanities to discuss how critical visual literacy allows designers to better present contextual information to enhance the user experience. We illustrate this approach with an example of medical communication by using social network analysis software to demonstrate the spread of Ebola in Africa.

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Communication Design Quarterly
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2018-02-16
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10.1145/3188173.3188176
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