I am trying to find out some theoretical papers that can help me understand principles for creating good infographic solutions for presenting results of my digital humanities research. Any references or ideas/suggestions are welcome.
I'm not sure whether you would consider them theoretical, but Edward Tufte's books on this topic are considered to be classics.
The work of Stephanie Evergreen could also be useful as she focused on this for her dissertation and now has a popular site. She's very approachable too - www.stephanieevergreen.com
Mayer and Mayer 2005 have a nice chapter on cognitive theory connected to multimedia design.
Mayer, R. E. (2005). Cognitive theory of multimedia learning. The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning, 41, 31-48.
Miraldi & Miraldi extrapolate many of the principles to slide deck design but the look and recommendations are what seems to be common in better infographics.
Miraldi, L. B., & Miraldi, P. N. (2019). Best practices in slide design. In Wallace, J. D. & Becker, D. (Eds.), The Handbook of Communication Training. New York: Routledge
Thank you all for your responses. They have been quite helpful in pointing to cognitive and communication theories and some authorities on the topic. Meliha
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