New in paperback, this workbook is a methodical yet comprehensive approach to conveying the fundamentals of avant-garde, innovative, information design by examining history, theory, criticism, technology and media, process, method, and practice.
Opening with a very brief history followed by an instructive breakdown of the discipline, readers get an intimate understanding of the complexities of crafting information design to effectively improve communication both functionally and aesthetically. The back half of the book contains a wide range of case studies from design firms around the world so designers can see the techniques previously outlined in the first half of the book. The author also critiques and explains why the design is successful in terms of formal quality (Aesthetics) and function (How does it improve communication?).
Kindle version not great This is a very good book in general, but the Kindle version was disappointing. The illustrations, which are often detailed charts are fuzzy when enlarged. Why couldn’t higher resolution versions been included in the electronic version? For a book about Information Design, not taking that extra step is disappointing.
Primer for graphic designers As an information designer and interaction designer, I was disappointed in the book. It was clearly written for graphic designers by a graphic designer, treats information design as a flavor (or at most, an extension) of graphic design, and consists largely of the standard portfolio-show-off fare that you’ll find in so many graphic design books.It is very, very basic. The page-to-insight ratio is quite low. Normally, I’m underlining and circling things all the time in books as I…
This book practices what it preaches, with tons of examples Infographic artists or graphic designers who create designs to communicate ideas to people should like this book.The summary on the preface accurately describes this book and I’ll quote it here. This book: – Leads you through the mindset and kind of thinking that support good information design. – Gives you an overview of the type of processes and tools you can use to create effective information design. – Shows real-world…