| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 視覺傳達設計系碩士班 === 100 === The diagram design presentation regarding thread-bound books is a necessary tool to teach coil binding techniques and practical operation. The diagram design of published books on making thread-bound books should provide the text and visual information to facilitate users’ learning and comprehension. However, a cognition gap exists between users and the designing and planning of diagrams. Thus, the objectives of this study are as follows: (1) To investigate the presentation methods and usage conditions of the diagrams for coil binding instructions; (2) analyze the visibility of the diagram design of the coil binding instructions; (3) explore the design factors of diagram design based on the diagram presentation of the coil binding instructions; and (4) provide a reference for explaining and applying diagram design to coil binding instruction based on the analysis results.
This study can be divided into three phases. In the first phase, we collected data and literature regarding the current trend of the diagram design of thread-bound books, and discuss a more suitable planning for coil binding instructions with experts, to better understand the operational procedures of thread-bound books. In the second phase, we compiled the current usage conditions of the diagrams in the published books on thread-bound books and analyzed the different presentation types. In the third phase, based on the results of the previous phase, data is categorized into four presentation methods and an experimental questionnaire is conducted to identify insufficiencies. The four presentation methods are painted diagrams without text or instructions, painted diagrams with text and instructions, real pictures with text and instructions, and painted diagrams and real pictures with text and instructions. In the fourth phase, according to the design factors compiled during the previous phase, we proposed principles for designing ideal diagrams.
The results of this study are as follows: (1) An adequate number of simple instructions and diagrams can facilitate understanding operations; (2) an excessive number of instructions and diagrams can confuse users, wasting operating time; (3) the application of auxiliary symbols can assist users in understanding operations, reducing complex statements effectively; (4) the design of auxiliary symbols should consider whether the symbols can be understood and learned easily and whether the symbol is aligned with users’ understanding; and (5) in the same diagram, the order of the auxiliary symbols should be labeled clearly to assist users when reading.
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