The Best American Infographics 2015 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0544542703 ISBN 13: 9780544542709

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2015

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The most creative and effective data visualizations from the past year, edited by Brain Pickings’ creator Maria Popova.

“Not only is [The Best American Infographics] a thing of beauty, it’s also a good read.” —Nature
The rise of infographics across nearly all print and electronic media—from a graphic illuminating the Tweets of the women of Isis to a memorable graph of the national geography of beer—reveals patterns in our lives and the world in often startling ways.The Best American Infographics 2015 showcases visualizations from the worlds of politics, social issues, health, sports, arts and culture, and more. From an elegant graphic comparison of first sentences in classic novels to an incisive illustration of the crash record of drones, “You’ll come away with more than your share of . . . mind-bending moments—and a wide-ranging view of what infographics can do” (Harvard Business Review).Guest editor Maria Popova is famous for posting new content to her massively popular blog Brain Pickings at least three times a day. Her unique insight into today’s need to represent data visually so it can be digested—and shared—faster than ever before makes her another brand-enhancing curator for this Best American bestseller.

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“Not only is it a thing of beauty, it’s also a good read, with thoughtful explanations of each winning graphic.” –Nature   “Represents the full spectrum of the genre – from authoritative to playful.” –Scientific American   “You’ll come away with more than your share of...mind-bending moments – and a wide ranging view of what infographics can do.” –Harvard Business Review

“Not only is it a thing of beauty, it’s also a good read, with thoughtful explanations of each winning graphic.” –Nature   “Represents the full spectrum of the genre – from authoritative to playful.” –Scientific American   “You’ll come away with more than your share of...mind-bending moments – and a wide ranging view of what infographics can do.” –Harvard Business Review   “Infographics have this wonderful ability to inspire people to act and get involved.” —Carl De Torres, cofounder of StoryTK   “Information, in its raw form, can overwhelm us. Finding the visual form of data can simplify this deluge into pearls of understand.” —Kim Rees, cofounder of Periscopic  

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Praise for"The Best American Infographics" Represent[s] the full spectrum of the genre from authoritative to playful. "Scientific American" Not only is it a thing of beauty, it s also a good read, with thoughtful explanations of each winning graphic. "Nature" Information, in its raw form, can overwhelm us. Finding the visual form of data can simplify this deluge into pearls of understanding. Kim Rees, Periscopic The most creative and effective data visualizations from the past year, edited by"Brain Pickings"creator Maria Popova The rise of infographics across nearly all print and electronic media from a graphic illuminating the tweets of the women of Isisto a memorable depiction of the national geography of beer reveals patterns in our lives and the world in often startling ways."The Best American Infographics 2015"showcases visualizations from the worlds of politics, social issues, health, sports, arts and culture, and more. From an elegant graphic comparison of first sentences in classic novels to a startling illustration of the world s deadliest animals, You ll come away with more than your share of ... mind-bending moments and a wide-ranging view of what infographics can do ("Harvard Business Review"). This is what information design does at its best it gives pause, makes visible the unsuspected yet significant invisibilia of life, and by astonishing us into mobilization, it catapults us toward one of the greatest feats of human courage: the act of changing one s mind. from the Introduction by Maria Popova Guest introducer MARIA POPOVA is the one-woman curation machine behind"Brain Pickings, "a cross-disciplinary blog showcasing content that makes people smarter. She has more than half a million monthly readers and over 480,000 Twitter followers. Popova is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow and has written for the"New York Times," "Atlantic," "Wired UK," "GOOD""Magazine, ""The Huffington Post, "and the Nieman Journalism Lab. Series editor GARETH COOK

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0544542703
• ISBN 13: 9780544542709
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 159