http://www.informationdesign.org/ Dedicated to the growth and improvement of the information experience industries. en-us plato@xs4all.nl 2009-10-14T09:46:55+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 "Being able to think visually, break down complex ideas and synthesize them into something meaningful is my forte. It's a skill that has landed me in the company of the smart and capable folks I currently work with. More importantly, I took whatever abilities I had and I gave them over to my ecosystem. In any social system, you always come to the table offering something of value rather than seeking it." (David Armano) Information graphics 2009-10-14T09:46:55+01:00 Information graphics 2009-07-10T16:00:36+01:00 "This site was first launched in 1999 to accompany my lectures on the History of Graphic Design. I devised this unique format of presenting the information by topics because I saw that students were overwhelmed by the scope of the topic or most texts I also saw that they learned more when the discussions included direct links to what is happening in design today. It seems to work well for visual artists who are not interested in a degree in art history." (Nancy Stock-Allen) - courtesy of AP Information graphics 2009-07-10T11:43:52+01:00 "If you've been reading this blog regularly for awhile, you know that I occasionally bemoan the sad state of most information graphics. Most of the folks who produce infographics lack guidelines based on solid research. In their attempt to inform, describe, or instruct, most of the infographics that I've seen fail-many miserably. I'm thrilled to announce, however, that a new book is now available that takes a great step toward providing the guidelines that are needed for the production of effective infographics." (Stephen Few - Visual Business Intelligence) Information graphics 2009-06-30T14:19:26+01:00 "An analysis of the visual diversity of the 2008 Presidential Elections in America, for the Parsons Journal for Information Mapping, New York (USA)." (Gerlinde Schuller - Information Design Studio) Information graphics 2009-01-19T11:59:31+01:00 "Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts. We define concept as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, designated by a label. The label for most concepts is a word, although sometimes we use symbols such as + or %, and sometimes more than one word is used. Propositions are statements about some object or event in the universe, either naturally occurring or constructed. Propositions contain two or more concepts connected using linking words or phrases to form a meaningful statement. Sometimes these are called semantic units, or units of meaning. Figure 1 shows an example of a concept map that describes the structure of concept maps and illustrates the above characteristics." (Cmap Tools - Publications) Information design 2008-12-03T12:54:34+01:00 "Despite the difficulty in creating a design framework, it would be useful to have one, in order to understand the overall picture of the infographic design process." (Venkatesh Rajamanickam - uiGarden) Information graphics 2007-12-07T13:12:33+01:00 "Megan Jaegerman produced some of the best news graphics ever while working at The New York Times from 1990 to 1998. Her work is smart, finely detailed, elegant, witty, inventive, informative. A fierce researcher and reporter, she writes gracefully and precisely. Megan has the soul of a news reporter, who happens to use graphs, tables, and illustrations--as well as words--to explain the news. Her best work is the best work in news graphics." (Edward Tufte) - courtesy of jasonkottke Information graphics 2007-07-20T09:20:20+01:00 "Welcome to my website about infographics, newspaper design and visual journalism. In the English version you will find only the Infographics in the Internet Era document, some articles, examples of my students' projects, upcoming presentations, my portfolio and my contact information." (Alberto Cairo) Information graphics 2007-05-23T07:28:53+01:00 Maps, diagrams, schemes, pictures and others visuals to communicate a message. (The Culture Archive) Information graphics 2007-05-18T08:19:51+01:00 Towards an Imagery-based Approach of Computer-generated Presentation Visuals - "Computer projection is certainly the worst thing to happen to presentation skills since the invention of the overhead projector." (Till Voswinckel) - courtesy of alessandrosegalini Information graphics 2006-03-16T08:51:34+01:00 "Infographics are traditionally viewed as visual elements such as charts, maps, or diagrams that aid comprehension of a given text-based content. However, visual representation of information can be more than just the manner in which we are able to record what has been discovered by other means. They have the potential to become the process by which we can discern new meaning and discover new knowledge." (acrStudio - Visual Organization and Information Design) - courtesy of venkatrajamanickam Information graphics 2005-11-28T12:19:42+01:00 "Think of the expression of an idea as a map to its meaning." - (Alessandro Segalini) Information graphics 2005-11-11T09:07:30+01:00 "(...) a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of discipline s, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web." (Manuel Lima) Information graphics 2005-10-27T09:08:58+01:00 "I prepared this document as a handout to my October 2005 seminars on Infographic Design to the Visual Communications students at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and the Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay." (Venkatesh Rajamanickam: venkatra at gmail dot com) Information graphics 2005-10-08T16:39:39+01:00