Article published In: Information Design Journal
Vol. 2:1 (1981) ► pp.28–32
Simplifying DHSS forms and letters
Published online: 1 January 1981
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.2.1.03cut
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.2.1.03cut
The authors, founders of the Plain English Campaign, evaluated and redesigned social security forms and leaflets. They describe how the design of one particular document was developed through several stages of criticism and testing, and demonstrate that document design involves balancing the needs of users with the requirements of administrators.
