Re: Piet Westendorp (1950 - 2008)
Carina Andersson <[email protected]>
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It is such piece of bad news to hear that Piet Westendorp is no longer with us. I am my colleague at Mälardalen University (department of Information Design) have met him both in Sweden and in Holland. I find it difficult to understand... he was such a vivid person. May I in this forum express my condolences to his family and friends? Carina Andersson Carina Andersson PhD-student School of Innovation, Design and Engineering Mälardalen University Box 325 SE-631 05 Eskilstuna Sweden Phone: +46 (0)16-15 36 89 Cellphone: +46 (0)73-182 23 19 Fax: +46 (0)16-15 36 50 Från: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] För Jose de Souza Skickat: den 30 november 2008 14:55 Till: Discussions about information design Ämne: Re: InfoD-Cafe: 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> ___________________________________________________________________ Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit: http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe For all Information Design matters: http://InformationDesign.org Problems? Write to: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ___________________________________________________________________ -- 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) ___________________________________________________________________ Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit: http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe For all Information Design matters: http://InformationDesign.org Problems? Write to: [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________