[LINK] Government gives thumbs down to PDF format

[Ivan Trundle]

I was waiting for the impending explosion, and it has arrived...

It is always interesting to hear the view that designers are seen as interfering with information. 

Good design makes information clearer, more accessible. There are actually good choices that can be made in design which affects font choice, size, colour, and all other attributes, as well as where and how it is placed on a page. Good design should be invisible. Bad design is never.

Bad design is possible in any format. And if design is relegated to the 'person who has the tools' (i.e. not necessarily the skills), then we will be bottom-feeding for a long time to come.

iT

ps. I'm no fan of PDFs, but they have a purpose...