I didn't mean to suggest that it wasn't used outside the BBC, just that it had a niche usage. Ulimately, that email (if I understood it correctly) boiled down to "we're standardising the layout of the BBC website, you may notice some changes; check the attached pdf for details." you could even make the argument that the word "standardising" is superfluous, but I'm a big supporter of the plain english campaign, http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/ *, so feel free to ignore my agenda.
*check out their "Drivel Defence" software: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/DrivelDefence.html for the really obsessive ;p. regards, Vijay. On 17/05/2008, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/5/16 vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I'd never heard of "visual language" before reading that email; > > > It was a title of a module of my graphic design degree, so it > certainly commonly used outside the BBC, although within the graphic > design community. > > -- > Regards, > > Dave > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >