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Below are links to working papers and articles that describe models and theories of information design.

Models and theories provide us with broad frameworks of thinking. A good model not only explains the phenomena we observe now, but are broad enough that they can provide us with a means of placing future problems within an appropriate context, so we designers can devise effective solutions.

Models and Theories of Information Design

Contrasting Document, Information, and Communication Design (article)

Modeling Information for Three-Dimensional Space:
Lessons Learned from Museums (article)

Models and Theories of Design in Related Disciplines A Grounded Model of Design for Object Based Learning in Museums (article)

An Overview of Online Learning (published book, full text available online)

Eight Things that Training and Performance Improvement Professionals Must Know about Knowledge Management (published book, full text available online)

Insights from Related Disciplines Modeling Information for Three-Dimensional Space: Lessons Learned from Museum Exhibit Design (working paper)
Models and Theories for Teaching Information Design Integrating the Web into Education for Technical Communication Majors: A Process-Oriented Approach (working paper)

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Article or Book
Text of an article or book that has been published already.
Working paper
A draft of a paper that is going to be submitted for publication. Feel free to provide feedback to the author, sharing what works for you and what could be improved.

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