Re: Piet Westendorp (1950 - 2008)

Colleagues,

Shocking and sad news.

Piet Westendorp's work was an inspiration for my PhD research on software
instructions.
Indeed, his contribution will continue to inspire and inform many designers,

including colleagues from the Portuguese and Brazilian community, which I
came from.

José



2008/11/30 Karel van der Waarde <[email protected]>

> Dear list,
>
> This morning, I received a message from Piet Westendorp's partner
> that Piet passed away on November 19th.
>
> His achievements in Information Design and many related areas are
> substantial.
>
> To pick just three out of his long lists of publications and presentations:
> - co-author of 'Open Here. The art of instructional design' (1999)
> - editor of Information Design Journal (2000-2004)
> - guest editor of a Visible language issue on 'Visual metaphors in
> user instructions' (2007)
>
> However, just mentioning a few publications does not do justice to
> his influence on education, research and practice. His involvement in
> the Technical Universities of Delft and Eindhoven (the Netherlands),
> his publications in a variety of research areas, and his continuous
> involvement in commercial practice made him a true all-round
> professional.
>
> Piet Westendorp has been a remarkable person. I'll miss his clarity
> of thinking and his direct aproach, but even more, I'll miss his
> inspirational enthusiasm and curiosity.
>
> Kind regards,
> Karel.
> [email protected]
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-- 
José Marconi Bezerra de Souza
PhD - Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of
Reading (UK)
Manager of Applied Research Track (Society of Technical Communication
Conference 2009, Atlanta)

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