?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Applying+Psychology+to+Text+Design%3A+A+Case+History&rft.creator=Hartley%2C+James&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=The+aim+of+this+paper+is+to+indicate+the+nature+of+applied+psychology+and+the+skills+that+applied+psychologists+can+bring+to+the+area+of+text+design.+These+skills+are+illustrated+with+examples+from+the+author's+own+work+and+that+of+colleagues+conducted+over+a+twenty-five+year+period.++People+in+the+field+of+information+science+play+a+variety+of+roles+and+use+a+variety+of+skills+to+carry+out+their+work+effectively.+Applied+psychologists+similarly%2C+use+a+variety+of+roles+and+use+a+variety+of+skills+in+this+respect+%5B1%5D.+In+this+paper+I+want+to+describe+-+using+a+case-history+format+-+how+I+have+applied+my+skills+as+a+psychologist+to+the+area+of+text+design.+My+purpose+in+doing+this+is+to+convey+the+flavour+of+the+work+of+applied+psychologists+to+readers+who+may+not+be+familiar+with+what+psychologists+actually+do.&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F588%2F1%2F199801002.html&rft.identifier=++Hartley%2C+James++(1997)+Applying+Psychology+to+Text+Design%3A+A+Case+History.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F588%2F