History of information graphics /

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 disco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rendgen, Sandra (Author)
Other Authors:	Wiedemann, Julius (Editor), Rumsey, David, 1944- (Contributor), Friendly, Michael (Contributor), Stoll, Michael (Contributor), Klein, Scott, 1966- (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English French German
Language Notes:	Text in English, German and French.
Published:	Köln : Taschen, [2019].
Subjects:	Information visualization. Visual communication. Graphic arts. Communication.

Table of 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.