Information graphics : innovative solutions in contemporary design
Title:
Information graphics : innovative solutions in contemporary design
Author:
Wildbur, Peter.
ISBN:
9780500018729
9780500280775
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Publication Information:
New York : Thames and Hudson, ©1998.
Physical Description:
176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Contents:
The Information Designer's Role -- Informing the Traveller -- Signing Systems -- Building Identity -- Digital Route-finding -- Case Study Electronic In-Car Navigation Aid / Route Indicators -- Route Maps -- Public Transport Systems -- Case Study Schwabisch Gmund Bus Station / Interacting with the Screen -- Kiosk Systems -- Case Study A National Park Multimedia Program / Multimedia CD-ROMS -- Web Sites -- Case Study Reuters Web / Explaining How Things Work -- Flow Diagrams -- Photomontages -- Statistical Diagrams -- Newspaper Graphics -- Case Study Rolls Royce Aerospace CD-ROM / Medical Diagrams -- Structures and Actions -- Installation Instructions -- Manufacturing Processes -- Controlling the Input -- Cockpit Design -- Case Study Air Traffic Control Screens / Digital Control Panels -- Case Study SUI's and GUI's / Exploring the 3-D Interface -- Virtual Space -- Assembly Manuals -- Orientation Diagrams -- Case Study Neighbourhood Maps for the Blind / Exploded Diagrams -- Pop-up Books -- Mapping the Internal and External Worlds -- Strip Maps -- Road Atlases -- Upside-down Maps -- Distribution Maps -- Case Study The Language Map of Africa / Invisible Information -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index of Designers and Suppliers.
Abstract:
"The organization and presentation of information is one of the most important but least recognized aspects of the design profession. Whether faced with masses of material, sophisticated sign systems or making the complex appear simple, designers must make information accessible and available to everyone. More visible than the work of any other kind of graphic artist, information graphics are all around us - but how do designers arrive at such elegant and useful solutions to complicated problems?"--BOOK JACKET. "Instructive and informative, many of the examples presented here are destined to become classics of their kind. An invaluable sourcebook for students and an essential guide to creating the most successful designs for the professional, Information Graphics will become the standard work on this crucial aspect of design practice."--Jacket.
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