Information Anxiety
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Information Anxiety is a book by Richard Saul Wurman that explores the stress and confusion caused by information overload and offers strategies for making complex information more understandable.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Information Anxiety canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
help readers understand and use information effectively
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reduce anxiety caused by information overload ⓘ |
| author | Richard Saul Wurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
difficulty of finding meaningful information
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gap between data and understanding ⓘ stress and confusion caused by too much information ⓘ |
| genre |
information design literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
designing information for understanding
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distinguishing data, information, and understanding ⓘ information as a form of anxiety ⓘ learning to ask better questions ⓘ making the complex clear ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Information Anxiety 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
information architecture
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information design ⓘ user experience design ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
communication
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information anxiety ⓘ information design ⓘ information overload ⓘ stress caused by information ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early discussion of information overload in the digital age
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popularizing the term "information anxiety" ⓘ |
| proposes |
approaches to better communication design
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methods for organizing information ⓘ strategies for making complex information understandable ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
communication design
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information architecture ⓘ information overload ⓘ knowledge management ⓘ user experience design ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
communicators
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designers ⓘ general readers ⓘ information professionals ⓘ |
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