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Informationen zum Autor David McCandless writes about new technology for the Guardian, Wired, and the BBC. Klappentext The follow-up to "Information Is Beautiful", this is a fascinating and modern glimpse of world knowledge, designed in McCandless's boundary-pushing visual style. He has worked with his army of followers to achieve a democratic, global look at key issues such as history, politics, science, literature and more. Featuring input and contributions from a range of online collaborators, it's completely crowd-sourced. In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.
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PRAISE FOR INFORMATION IS BEAUTIFUL:
'Unbelievably brilliant' Vogue
'(A) terrific compendium of visual information' Shortlist
'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
