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Information Visualisation by Maria dos Santos Lonsdale (Hardback)
£127.00
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Product Ref. (e.g. ISBN, SKU)
9781529725803
Published:
27 Dec 2022
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
424 pages
Dimensions:
246x189x29mm
Weight:
1.058kgs
Author:
Taking you on a journey through a full range of different types of visualisations, the book will help you communicate information in a clear, efficient, and engaging way.
In a world of information overload, this book will help you to cut through the noise and communicate information with clear, efficient, and engaging visualisations.
Taking you on a journey through a full range of different types of visualisations including infographics and motion graphics, the book:
Explains the underlying principles behind information visualisation, including the science of visual perception and cognition
Provides easy-to-digest guidelines that bring research and best practice together
Showcases a range of real-world applied examples, and outlines the do's and don'ts of different approaches
Shows how to use research methods to design with and for your target audience.
From an expert with years of experience researching, teaching, and doing information visualisation, learn how to make better and informed decisions around visualisation design that are appropriate for both your data and audience.
Taking you on a journey through a full range of different types of visualisations including infographics and motion graphics, the book:
Explains the underlying principles behind information visualisation, including the science of visual perception and cognition
Provides easy-to-digest guidelines that bring research and best practice together
Showcases a range of real-world applied examples, and outlines the do's and don'ts of different approaches
Shows how to use research methods to design with and for your target audience.
From an expert with years of experience researching, teaching, and doing information visualisation, learn how to make better and informed decisions around visualisation design that are appropriate for both your data and audience.
About the Author: Maria dos Santos Lonsdale is a Professor of Information and Communication Design at the University of Leeds, UK. She has experience of teaching design theory and practice, and research methods for design in higher education, both in Portugal and in the UK. She has also worked as a design practitioner since 1996, having established her own design studio (in partnership) at the time. Her main areas of research are: Information Design, Communication Design and Typographic Design. Her research is notable in the field of Design for its interdisciplinary nature, with collaboration across sectors such as Healthcare, National and Global Security, and Education. Her research is also notable in the field of Design for its research-based and human/user-centred approach, using a wide range of innovative research methods. At its core, her research focuses on the effective use of design to improve user performance and wellbeing. She is a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers, and an Academic Advisor and Information and Communication Design Lead for various organisations, public services and companies in the healthcare sector. She is the Editor-in-Chief for the Information Design Journal and was previously Associate Editor of Visible Language.
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