Cairo, Alberto, 1974- author.
Berkeley, CA : New Riders, [2013];©2013
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- Includes a complete introductory information graphics video course –Cover.
- Introduction — Part I. Foundations — 1. Why visualize: from information to wisdom — 2. Forms and functions: visualization as a technology — 3. The beauty paradox: art and communication — 4. The complexity challenge: presentation and exploration — Part II. Cognition — 5. The eye and the visual brain — 6. Visualizing for the mind — 7. Images in the head — Part III. Practice — 8. Creating information graphics — 9. The rise of interactive graphics — Part IV. Profiles — 1. The infographics gentleman: John Grimwade (Condé nast traveler magazine) — 2. Information art: Juan Velaso and Fernando Baptista (National geographic magazine) — 3. All the infographics that are fit to print: Steve Duenes and Xaquín G.V. (New York times) — 4. Capital infographics: Hannah Fairfield (Washington post) — 5. Germanic precision: Jan Schwochow (Golden Section Graphics) — 6. Visualization in academia: Geoff McGhee (Stanford University) — 7. Quantitative humanism: Hans Rosling (Gapminder Foundation) — 8. Truth and beauty operator: Moritz Stefaner (moritz.stefaner.eu) — 9. The rising stars: Gregor Aisch (driven-by-data.net) and Jan Willem Tulp (TULP interactive) — 10. Visualizing literature: Stefanie Posavec (itsbeenreal.co.uk).
- System requirements for accompanying material: DVD-ROM drive HTML 5 compatible Web browser Quicktime version 7 or higher.
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