Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design

The book itself is a diagram of clarification, containing hundreds of examples of work by those who favor the communication of information over style and academic postulation—and those who don?t. Many blurbs such as this are written without a thorough reading of the book. Not so in this case. I read it and love it. I suggest you do the same.—Richard Saul WurmanThis handsome, clearly organized book is itself a prime example of the effective presentation of complex visual information.—eg magazineIt is a dream book, we were waiting for…on the field of information. On top of the incredible amount of presented knowledge this is also a beautifully designed piece, very easy to follow…—Krzysztof Lenk, author of Mapping Websites: Digital Media DesignMaking complicated information understandable is becoming the crucial task facing designers in the 21st century. With Designing Information, Joel Katz has created what will surely be an indispensable textbook on the subject.—Michael BierutHaving had the pleasure of a sneak preview, I can only say that this is a magnificent achievement: a combination of intelligent text, fascinating insights and – oh yes – graphics. Congratulations to Joel.—Judith Harris, author of Pompeii Awakened: A Story of RediscoveryDesigning Information shows designers in all fields – from user–interface design to architecture and engineering – how to design complex data and information for meaning, relevance, and clarity. Written by a worldwide authority on the visualization of complex information, this full–color, heavily illustrated guide provides real–life problems and examples as well as hypothetical and historical examples, demonstrating the conceptual and pragmatic aspects of human factors–driven information design. Both successful and failed design examples are included to help readers understand the principles under discussion. INDICE: 10 Introduction.12 1 Aspects of Information DesignThe nature of information.14 The nature of information.16 Self–referential vs. functional.18 When it doesn?t work.20 Non–wayfinding cartography.22 Learning from Minard.24 Simple and complex.26 Worlds in collision.28 Dispersed vs. layered.30 Anatomy and function.32 Metaphor and simile.34 Emotional power.36 Is it really urgent?.38 The branding fallacy.40 2 Qualitative IssuesPerceptions, conventions, proximity.42 Lines.44 Unintended consequences of shape.46 (Mis)connotations of form.48 The middle value principle.50 Connotations of color.52 Color constraints.54 Color and monochrome.56 From color to grayscale.58 Generations of labeling.60 Connections among people.62 Connections in products.64 Consistent and mnemonic notation.66 It?s about time.68 Point of view.70 Navigation: page and screen.74 Interpretation.76 3 Quantitative IssuesDimensionality, comparisons, numbers, scale.78 Information overload.80 Too much information.82 Too many numbers.84 Dimensional comparison.86 The pyramid paradox.88 How big?.90 Substitution.92 Numerical integrity.94 Meaningful numbers.96 Perils of geography.98 Escaping geography.102 Data and form.100 Per capita.102 Data and form.104 Apples to apples: data scale consistency.106 Relative and absolute: ratios of change.108 Multi–axiality.110 Measurement and proportion.112 4 Structure, Organization, TypeHierarchy and visual grammar.114 The grid.116 Organizing response.118 (Dis)organization and proximity.120 Rational hierarchies.122 An intelligible ballot.124 Understanding audience needs.126 Staging information.128 Synecdoche.130 Is a picture worth 1,000 words?.132 Visualizing regulations.134 Focus and distraction.136 Language and grammar.138 Sans serif.140 Serif.142 Font efficiency.144 Typographic differentiation.146 Size matters (weight, too).148 Legibility.150 Expressive typography.152 5 Finding Your Way?Movement, orientation, situational geography.154 What s up? Heads up.156 Signs and arrows.158 Scale and adjacency.160 A movement network genealogy.162 Map or diagram?.164 Guiding the traveler, then and now.166 Information release sequence.170 Isochronics 1.172 Analogies in painting and sculpture.174 The road is really straight.176 Transitions and familiarity.178 Service, naming and addressing.180 (Ir)rational innovation.182 Perils of alphabetization.184 The view from below or above.186 Urban open space.188 6 DocumentsStories, inventories, notes.190 Credits.214 Inventory: Paris.216 Inventory: Italy.218 Bibliography.221 Gratitude.222 Index.224 About the author

• ISBN: 978-1-119-07086-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 19/01/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés