Communication Research Institute

Card statements blind consumers to debt trap

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:20:00 +1000

New research released today indicates that the majority of credit statements used around the world mask the true level of debt being racked up by unsuspecting consumers thanks to major design flaws within the documents.

Award for 'Writing about medicines for people'

Sat, 09 May 2009 05:30:00 +1000

The Society of Technical Communicators (Australia Chapter) has just awarded the third edition of Writing about medicines for people a Merit Award in its 2009 awards. You can buy a copy here.

Our Director in Europe: June to August 2009

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +1000

David Sless will be working in Europe from the 17th of June to 17th of August 2009.

If you would like him to do any work for you or give a lecture/presentation, please get in touch with Libby Fordham our Institute's publicist.

Become a Member: beat the recession

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:20:00 +1000

Save money on all your communication and information design projects.

New Fellows

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:50:00 +1000

We are pleased to announce that our Board of Governors and Fellows' Council have appointed three new Fellows.

We have moved!

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Over the last week we moved our research library, archives, testing, and seminar facilities to a new location in Carlton—an old inner city suburb of Melbourne, renown for coffee shops, Italian restaurants, and, of course, many world leading research centres.

A forum for our subscribers

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:30:00 +1000

We have just opened a forum for the many hundreds of subscribers to CRI.

NEW courses

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:50:00 +1000

Managing projects

One day workshops

Starting September 2008

more info

Information design

Certificate and Diploma courses

Starting January 2009

more info

Financial literacy claim a farce

Tue, 20 May 2008 04:30:00 +1000

Professor David Sless, world recognised communication and information design specialist, has today slammed the Australia Institute discussion paper, Choice Overload as misleading. The discussion paper provides a misleading view of literacy, particularly financial literacy, and lays the blame squarely on the shoulders of consumers, said Professor Sless.

Appointment of Fellows

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:50:00 +1000

We are delighted to announce that our Board of Governors at their last meeting appointed the first 5 new Life Fellows and 5 new Associate Fellows to the Institute.