Visualizing Complexity: Modular Information Design Handbook

Darjan Hil; Nicole Lachenmeier

Published by Birkhäuser 2022

Visualizing Complexity

Modular Information Design Handbook

Darjan Hil and Nicole Lachenmeier

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035625066

Overview
Contents

About this book

Design system for information design explained step by step

How can you turn dry statistics into attractive and informative graphs? How can you present complex data sets in an easily understandable way? How can you create narrative diagrams from unstructured data? This handbook of information design answers these questions.

Nicole Lachenmeier and Darjan Hil condense their extensive professional experience into an illustrated guide that offers a modular design system comprised of 80 elements. Their systematic design methodology makes it possible for anyone to visualize complex data attractively and using different perspectives.

At the intersection of design, journalism, communication and data science, Visualizing Complexity opens up new ways of working with abstract data and invites readers to try their hands at information design

New standard work for information design - Joseph Binder Award 2022, Winner Gold in the category
Attractively designed and illustrated manual
Innovative presentation solutions for analog and digital media
Available in English and German (ISBN 9783035625059)

Author / Editor information

Nicole Lachenmeier and Darjan Hil, founders of Superdot, the data and information design agency, Basel

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
How the book is structured Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
The MID system Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
1 Data dimensions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2 Diagrammatical dimensions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3 Visual dimensions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
4 Structuring dimensions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
5 The variety of multidimensional visualizations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
6 Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Academics, designers, architects, creative companies and interested lay people
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Coloured Line drawings: 120
Keywords: Data design; Otto Neurath; communication design; information design; information aesthetics; Statistics; Signaletics; Superdot

eBook

Published: May 9, 2022
ISBN: 9783035625066

Paperback

Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9783035625042