Visualizing Culture

Based on Web design «best practices» and data collected from close to 2000 websites in more than 30 countries over a period of eight years, this book defines a methodology for identifying patterns – a «pattern language.»

Roxanne O’Connell (PhD, Salve Regina University) is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication and Graphic Design at Roger Williams University. She is the editor of the two-volume series and a contributing author to

Contents: A Pattern Language: Culture, Technology & Design – Getting Started: Two Methods – Color Palettes – Content: Modality, Ratio, Density & Flow – Time: Mode & Tempo – Audience Interaction & Information Density – Cultural Attitudes & Values – Usability, Uncertainty & Ambiguity – Using the Pattern Language.