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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785606203321

Autore

Katz Joel <1943->

Titolo

Designing information [[electronic resource] ] : human factors and common sense in information design / / Joel Katz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012

ISBN

1-118-41686-4

1-283-57606-6

9786613888518

1-118-42009-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Classificazione

DES007000

Disciplina

003/.54

Soggetti

Visual communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Aspects of Information Design : The nature of information -- Qualitative Issues : Perceptions, conventions, proximity -- Quantitative Issues : Dimensionality, comparisons, numbers, scale -- Structure, Organization, Type : Hierarchy and visual grammar  -- Finding Your Way? : Movement, orientation, situational geography -- Documents : Stories, inventories, notes.

Sommario/riassunto

"Information Design shows designers in all fields - from user-interface design to architecture and engineering - how to design complex data and information for meaning, relevance, and clarity. Written by a worldwide authority on the visualization of complex information, this full-color, heavily illustrated guide provides real-life problems and examples as well as hypothetical and historical examples, demonstrating the conceptual and pragmatic aspects of human factors-driven information design. Both successful and failed design examples are included to help readers understand the principles under discussion"--