Joyful Infographics - A Friendly, Human Approach to Data

In Joyful Infographics, one of the leading graphic designers of recent times shows how a judicious use of humor can make infographics more understandable. Written in non-academic, easy to understand language, and with historical and contemporary visual examples presented throughout.

List of contents

0. Warming up : It's good to exercise. 1. Introduction: in which I try to define Joyful and Infographics. 2. Influences : Great Uncle George, Monty Python, Eadweard Muybridge, Thelonious Monk (among others). 3. Pictorail data through the ages. 4. Nine ways to make your graphics joyful : A timeline. 5. Icons. 6. Joyful presentations: Speak up. 7. Science : Serious fun for all. 8. Chartoons and jokes : Including a chart about diamonds. 9. Don't do this! : Really awful things I've done that you really shouldn't.

About the author

Nigel Holmes has written ten books (now eleven!) on information design and infographics. He is the former graphics director at Time magazine, has lectured globally, and has taught at Stanford and Yale. His diverse list of clients includes the BBC, Ford, Heinz, BMW, Sony, Estée Lauder, and Apple, and his work has appeared in a wide range of media including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, New Scientist, National Geographic, Scientific American, and the New Yorker. He has given three TED talks, his work has been exhibited internationally, and he is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Society of News Design, and the Ladislav Sutner Award.

Summary

In Joyful Infographics, one of the leading graphic designers of recent times shows how a judicious use of humor can make infographics more understandable. Written in non-academic, easy to understand language, and with historical and contemporary visual examples presented throughout.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Holmes, Holmes Nigel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032115580
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211558-0
• No. of pages: 209
• Series: AK Peters Visualization Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Graphic Design, History, Media Studies, The arts: general issues, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Statistics, COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, computer science, Press & journalism, Humanities, Communication Studies, Advertising Industry, News media and journalism, Probability & statistics, Information technology: general issues, Graphical & digital media applications, Probability and statistics, Art forms, Information technology: general topics, Library & Information Sciences, Graphical and digital media applications, The Arts: art forms, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Data Visualization, Library and information sciences / Museology, The arts: general topics