Information is Beautiful (New Edition)

ISBN-13: 9780007492893 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 256 str.

David McCandless

Opis

Facts, statistics, issues, theories, relationships, numbers, words - there is just too much information in the world. We need a brand new way to take it all in. 'Information is Beautiful' transforms the ideas surrounding and swamping us into graphs and maps that anyone can follow at a single glance.

Recenzje

'Unbelievably brilliant' - Vogue

'(a) terrific compendium of visual information' - Shortlist

'thought-provoking, lovingly crafted and informative; a handsome book that anyone would be grateful to receive' - The Independent on Sunday

'In this intriguing book, David McCandless presents a cavalcade of compelling and colourful graphics, each one innovative in its attempt to offer a new perspective on some of our most pervasive twenty-first century obsessions' - Time Out

'Stunning' - The Sunday Times

'thought-provoking, lovingly-crafted and informative; a handsome book that anyone would be grateful to receive' Picked as one of the best science books of the year in Arts & Books, Independent on Sunday

'What David McCandless has done is genius... dry data is transformed into small pieces of pop art that engage so much you end up learning more, without realising it. The ideal encyclopaedia for the information age.' Red Handed

O autorze

David McCandless writes about new technology for the Guardian, Wired, and the BBC.