"Three Information Design Lessons"

Selected Films By Charles and Ray Eames

By Philip C. Repp (Vice President for Information Technology, Ball State University)

A Communication Primer, Powers of Ten, The World of Franklin and Jefferson

Philip Repp examines three films by Charles and Ray Eames as pre-digital precedents employing information overload as an expressive design communication technique. Since effectively managing the layers of information and data is critical to successful communication in the field of interaction design, these early films by the Eameses provide valuable insight and direction.