Designing documents for train operators: A contribution to graphic design from cultural psychology

Information Design Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 123-137

  Torsi, Silvia ^a   Rizzo, Antonio ^a   Pozzi, Simone ^a   Save, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultural historical psychology; Document design heuristics; User centered design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900440869     PISSN: 01425471     EISSN: 1569979X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/idj.11.2.05tor     Document Type: Article

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