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Literature Review

In my literature review, I will touch on some established principles of visual design in technical writing. These design choices are made so as not to overwhelm readers/users. When those principles are violated, readers/users can experience user-fatigue and eye strain with print and digital interfaces. This concept can then be carried forward into new areas of the print/digital landscape. I can then introduce how QR codes are "new terrain" for technical writers to consider. I will then be able to outline the QR code gap I’m interested in investigating. I want to explore what the saturation point of QR codes is for print and digital materials. How many are too many? Is the eye overwhelmed? Or is the user tired of having to interact? Or both? I’d then be able to explain the usability test I want to carry out to collect data.


Tentative Sources

Colombini, C. B., & Hum, S. (2017). Integrating quantitative literacy into technical writing instruction. Technical Communication Quarterly, 26(4), 379–394. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1080/10572252.2017.1382259

Everett, A., & Caldwell, J. T. (Eds.). (2003). New media : theories and practices of digitextuality. Routledge.

Handa, C. (2004). Visual rhetoric in a digital world : a critical sourcebook. Bedford/St. Martins.

Kaur, R., & Guleria, A. (2021). Digital eye strain detection system based on SVM [Paper presentation]. 2021 5th International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI), Tirunelveli, India, 2021, pp. 1114–1121. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1109/ICOEI51242.2021.9453085 

McMonnies, C. W. (2023). Letter to the editor: The effects of breaks on digital eye strain, dry eye and binocular vision: Testing the 20-20-20 rule. Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : The Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 46(5), 101894. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1016/j.clae.2023.101894 

Morrison, A., & Arnall, T. (2011). Visualizations of digital interaction in daily life. Computers and Composition, 28(3), 224–234. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1016/j.compcom.2011.07.004

Nesher Shoshan, H., & Wehrt, W. (2022). Understanding “Zoom fatigue”: A mixed‐method approach. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 71(3), 827–852. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1111/apps.12360

Rubens, P. (1987). The impact of innovative communication technologies: Online documentation, the reader, and the writer. Iowa State Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1(2), 5-20. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.1177/105065198700100202 

Siribunyaphat, N., & Punsawad, Y. (2022). Steady-state visual evoked potential-based brain-computer interface using a novel visual stimulus with Quick Response (QR) code pattern. Sensors, 22(4), 1439. https://doi-org.libproxy.utahtech.edu/10.3390/s22041439


Tebeaux, E. (1991). Visual language: The development of format and page design in English Renaissance technical writing. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 5(3), 246–274.


Comments

  1. Cisalee BurgessSeptember 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM

    What is the balance between types of sources?

    A majority of the sources are journal articles, mostly TWDR but there are some interdisciplinary ones, too. The two book sources are TWDR (I also checked out a few other TWDR book sources as backups that I haven't listed here). There's also a conference paper.

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