Information Design
Envisioning Information
Edward Tufte’s Envisioning Information is a stunning display of the classics of information design, combined with a close analysis of design strategies that produce excellence in information displays. This book shows maps, charts, scientific visualizations, diagrams, statistical graphics and tables, stereo photographs, guidebooks, courtroom exhibits, computer screens, timetables, a pop-up, and many other wonderful displays [...]
Beautiful Evidence
Edward Tufte’s Beautiful Evidence is a masterpiece from a pioneer in the field of data visualization. By teasing out the sublime from the seemingly mundane world of charts, graphs, and tables, Tufte has proven to a generation of graphic designers that great thinking begets great presentation. […]
Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques
Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques
Designing Visual Interfaces provides an excellent introduction to the design theory involved in the creation of user interfaces. Instead of the usual examples and pictures of computer screens and application menus, author Kevin Mullet approaches the concept of UI from its “outside world” roots. With examples ranging from street signs to corporate logos to the map of the London Underground, each section attacks the issues of interface design from the ground up […]