Research Catalog

Title

History of information graphics / Sandra Rendgen ; ed. Julius Wiedemann ; with contributions from David Rumsey, Michael Friendly, Michael Stoll, and Scott Klein.

Author

Rendgen, Sandra

Publication

• Köln : Taschen, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wiedemann, Julius
• Rumsey, David, 1944-
• Friendly, Michael
• Stoll, Michael
• Klein, Scott, 1966-

Description

462 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, facsimiles, maps; 38 cm

Summary

"In the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travel ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting slice of online attention, information graphics have swept center stage. At once nuanced and neat, they distill abstract ideas, complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries into succinct, compelling, and masterful designs. Cartographers, programmers, statisticians, designers, scientists, and journalists have developed a new field of expertise in visualizing knowledge. This XL-sized compendium explores the history of data graphics from the Middle Ages right through to the digital era. Curated by Sandra Rendgen, some 400 milestones span astronomy, cartography, zoology, technology, and beyond. Across medieval manuscripts and parchment rolls, elaborate maps, splendid popular atlasses, and early computer-based information design, we systematically break down each work's historical context, including such highlights as Martin Waldseemüller's famous world map, the meticulous nature studies of Ernst Haeckel, and many unknown treasures." --

Uniform Title

• History of information graphics.
• History of information graphics. German.
• History of information graphics. French.

Subjects

• Graphic arts
• Information visualization
• Communication
• Visual communication

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 460) and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English, German, and French.

Contents

Line, color, area, symbol. 1,200 years of visually transferring knowledge / Sandra Rendgen. Middle Ages. Seeing data through maps / David Rumsey. Early Modern Age. Mining gems from the history of data visualization / Michael Friendly. 19th Century. Understanding humans and machines / Michael Stoll. 20th Century. The forgotten origins of news infographics / Scott Klein.

Call Number

JQH 19-17

ISBN

• 9783836567671
• 3836567679

OCLC

1109956987

Author

Rendgen, Sandra, author.

Title

History of information graphics / Sandra Rendgen ; ed. Julius Wiedemann ; with contributions from David Rumsey, Michael Friendly, Michael Stoll, and Scott Klein.

Publisher

Köln : Taschen, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 460) and index.

Language

Text in English, German, and French.

Added Author

Wiedemann, Julius, editor.

Rumsey, David, 1944- contributor.

Friendly, Michael, contributor.

Stoll, Michael, contributor.

Klein, Scott, 1966- contributor.

Added Title

History of information graphics.

History of information graphics. German.

History of information graphics. French.

Research Call Number

*R-ART Desk JQH 19-17