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A sociocultural study of workers’ ad hoc genre innovations and their significance for information design.
Tracing Genres through Organizations
A Sociocultural Approach to Information Design
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258 pages
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26 September 2003
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Summary
A sociocultural study of workers’ ad hoc genre innovations and their significance for information design.In Tracing Genres through Organizations, Clay Spinuzzi examines the everyday improvisations by workers who deal with designed information and shows how understanding this impromptu creation can improve information design. He argues that the traditional user-centered approach to design does not take into consideration the unofficial genres that spring up as workers write notes, jot down ide…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262527064 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262527065 |
| Author: | Clay Spinuzzi, Bonnie A. Nardi, Victor Kaptelinin, Kirsten A. Foot |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 258 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Acting with Technology |
About The Author
Clay Spinuzzi
Clay Spinuzzi is Assistant Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Texas, Austin.
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