Designing with<i>HDR</i>data

Communication Design Quarterly Jan 2016

Hilary Sarat-St. Peter

Abstract

Intercultural professional communication (IPC) requires a nuanced understanding of international users' interactions with technology and information. This requirement poses a distinct challenge to international communication and information designers who must overcome geographic, linguistic, and cultural barriers to understanding users as complex agents. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) annually publishes aHuman Development Report (HDR)that contains high-quality international statistics on the regional, national, and transnational contexts in which individuals use technology and information. Thus, the HDR can serve as a resource for communication designers working in international contexts. This article presents strategies for how communication designers might use the HDR when designing materials for users in other cultures as well as use when teaching international aspects of professional writing/communication."

Journal: Communication Design Quarterly
Published: 2016-01-08
DOI: 10.1145/2875501.2875506
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Topics: multimodality technical communication professional writing multilingual writers

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