A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible. A book by Robert Mills, published by Five Simple Steps.
We spend so much of our lives communicating - swapping stories by the water cooler, sharing information through social networks, texting, emailing, meetings, phone calls, it's a never ending exposure to stories, marketing, messages and codes. It's such a saturated world that audiences are becoming experts at reading between the lines, processing these messages and making sense of them on a subconscious level. It's a world where we can communicate invisibly, both online and on the web.
Designing the Invisible will help to break down the barriers surrounding methods of invisible communication on the web, making visible the power and usefulness of language and signs, exploring the stories behind colours, explaining narrative and how it can be applied to the web, and by providing a deeper understanding of designing to cultural conventions.
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