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Information Graphics HC TASCHEN - Good

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GOOD -Book is in Good condition with moderate shelf wear. This book may have defects such as small corner ding(s), short cover crease(s), moderate loss of cover gloss or other issues but still a good copy. NO major issues like missing pages/cover, liquid damage, ripped/cut covers, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.

Creators: Sandra Rendgen, Julius Wiedemann (Edited by)

Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836583831
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480 pages
On Sale Date: 7/13/2020
Dimensions: 12.9 in H | 8.7 in W | 1.5 in T | 5.2 lb Wt
Rating: Ages 1 And Up

Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. Over 400 exemplary graphicsranging from journalism to art, government to educationare accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form and descriptions explaining each project.
If you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough.
Albert Einstein

Our everyday lives are filled with a massive flow of information that we must interpret in order to understand the world we live in. Considering the complex variety of data floating around us, sometimes the bestor even onlyway to communicate is visually. This unique book presents a fascinating perspective on the subject, highlighting the work of the masters of the profession, creators of breakthroughs that have changed the way we communicate. Information Graphics has been conceived and designed not just for graphics professionals, but for anyone interested in the history and practice of communicating visually.

The in-depth introductory section, illustrated with over 60 images (each accompanied by an explanatory caption), features essays by Sandra Rendgen, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Richard Saul Wurman, and Simon Rogers. Looking back all the way to primitive cave paintings as a means of communication, this section gives readers an excellent overview of the subject. The second part of the book is entirely dedicated to contemporary works by todays most renowned professionals, presenting 200 graphics projects, with over 400 exampleseach with a fact sheet and an explanation of methods and objectivesdivided into chapters by the topics Location, Time, Category, and Hierarchy.

Includes: 200 projects and over 400 examples of contemporary information graphics from all over the worldranging from journalism to art, government, education, business and much more Four essays about the development of information graphics since its beginnings

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