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To that end, ive created over 1,000 graphics many contained in two tomes. His blog and book, information is beautiful, are dedicated to visualizing ideas, issues, knowledge, and data all with minimal text. He had pieces exhibited at the museum of modern art in new york, the wellcome trust gallery in london, and at the tate britain. The book is one part modern art, one part geekporn and several parts graphic design. His blog and his book information is beautiful are dedicated. Best in show chart david mccandless information is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Information is beautiful by david mccandless, 9780007294664, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its not only interesting, but is indeed as beautiful as the title promises it to be.
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Sep 28, 2012 the first global award winners for data visualisation and information design have been announced. A pbs documentary uncovering some additional information, with interviews, titled return to the wild. According to technology speaker david mccandless, information is beautiful which explains why he gave this name to the business that he set up with the mission to distil the worlds data, information and knowledge into beautiful, interesting and, above all, useful visualisations, infographics and diagrams. Information is beautiful new edition by david mccandless. Find out about knowledge is beautiful, the new infographic ultratome from david mccandless, author of information is beautiful. We are living in the information age, in which we are constantly bombarded with data on television, in print and online. He became famous for his blog and book information is beautiful 2009, dedicated to visualising ideas, issues, knowledge and data.
The science behind netflixs what the health documentary. The artwork is cleancut and clear, modern and beautiful so if you like any of these then you should maybe give it. David mccandless is an awardwinning writer, designer and author based in london. He has worked with his army of followers to achieve a democratic, global look at key issues such as history, politics, science, literature and more. David mccandless books list of books by author david mccandless. Nov 06, 2012 this is a beautiful and fascinating work of data visualizations. Office david mccandless of information is beautiful.
Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Davids obsession with excel led to this little film about his work and process. Information is beautiful by david mccandless dymocks. In an age of highspeed living and information overload, visualized information has incredible potential to help us quickly understand, navigate, and find meaning in. The book was dramatized in a hollywood film 2007 with the same title, directed by sean penn and starring emile hirsch as mccandless. Dec 11, 20 david mccandless makes infographics, simple, elegant ways to see information that are usually too big and complex, or small and abstract to be otherwise grasped. With a portion of its content crowdsourced from mccandlesss international following, knowledge is beautiful achieves a revolutionary and democratic look at the key issues from questions on history and politics, the facts of science, streams of literature, and much more. Information is beautiful new edition david mccandless. I became interested in this book after seeing david mccandless speak at a conference, and some of the visuals he showed in his presentation were included here. How the worlds energy and electricity is generated. Founded by david mccandless, author of two bestselling infographics books, information is beautiful is dedicated to helping you make clearer, more informed decisions about the world. Nov 25, 2014 an inventive followup to 2009s cult hit information is beautiful. Mccandless creates visually stunning displays that blend the facts with their connections, contexts, and relationships, making information meaningful, entertaining, and beautiful. The artwork is cleancut and clear, modern and beautiful so if you like any of these then you should maybe give it a go and.
David mccandless looks at some of the entries for the latest information is beautiful competition just in time for the oscars published. But i have promises to keep, and miles to go before i sleep. Early explorations into the synergy between data visualisation and his work as a journalist led to the development of information is beautiful and the subsequent publication of his book of the same name us title a visual. Information is beautiful new edition by david mccandless collins 6 dec 2012 the more information, the more relevant it becomes to present it in humandigestible form, whence springs the flood of infographics in your news feed. This is information like you have never seen it before easy to flick through but also engaging enough to study information that. Neuware the followup to information is beautiful, this is a fascinating and modern glimpse of world knowledge, designed in mccandlesss boundarypushing visual style.
This new edition of information is beautiful has been revised throughout with over 20 updates and 20 new visualisations. Recreating data visualizations from the book knowledge is. Megmutatjuk, hogy hol es mennyiert kaphatod meg a keresett konyvet. His latest book information is beautiful explores the potential of data visualisation as a new direction for journalism and storytelling. A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. David mccandless keynote speakers chartwell speakers. On the information is beautiful website, we have the following founded by david mccandless, author of two bestselling infographics books, information is. The information is beautiful awards inspired by kantar were set up to celebrate excellence and beauty in data visualisation, infographics and information art. One slight concern though is that there is a fair bit that is sourced from wikipedia which is seldom the most reliable of sources on anything.
Jan 10, 20 information is beautiful new edition by david mccandless, 9780007492893, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Information is beautiful is the perfect book for infographic designs. A colleague got me a copy of information is beautiful by david mccandless as a present a few years ago, and still sits on my coffee table and is still a great place for inspiration. Information is beautiful new edition by david mccandless a visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. David examined data on intelligence, longevity, genetic ailments and other markers to create a datascore and then plotted it against public popularity. David also has an occasional column on the guardian datablog. David mccandless is an information designer, visualizer and author of the information is beautiful book and online resource. The uks brexit options in the eurozone landscape visualized.
Krakauers book, into the wild 1996, updated 1997, is the chief source of information about mccandless. Amazingly, information is beautiful has been published across the world in nine languages plus a kindle edition. Founded by david mccandless, author of two bestselling infographics books. It offers shelter from the flood by visualising data in a new way that blends facts with their connections, their context and their relationships making information meaningful, entertaining and beautiful. I bought his second book knowledge is beautiful, in 2015, which contains 196 beautiful infographics. At that time, i was really into the walking dead, and his book inspired me to make my own infographic. Taking infographics and datavisualisation to the next level, this rich 256page book visualises captivating and intriguing patterns and connections across art, science, health and pop. But most of her books were for pleasure, sent in boxes shed prepacked to be. Here are mccandless and strayeds reading lists from the road. It is a simply structured collection of graphical interpretations of a variety of interesting statistics, factoids and opinions. David mccandless makes infographics, simple, elegant ways to see information that are usually too big and complex, or small and abstract to be otherwise grasped.
The data visualised on every page will be an inspirational book to many graphic designers but also for any audience. Dr stephanie starling, duncan geere and david mccandless additional design. Knowledge is beautiful is the followup to davids captivating bestseller information is beautiful. Information is beautiful harpercollins 2010 and knowledge is beautiful 2014. On her 1,100mile trek along the pacific crest trail during the summer of 1995, strayed carried practical books like her bible staying found. Nov 01, 2015 david mccandless has got 2 books which make great coffee table reading information is beautiful. A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined f. Feb 04, 2010 buy information is beautiful by mccandless, david isbn. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut and it. View david mccandless profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
In his new book, information is beautiful in the us, its being called the visual miscellaneum, mccandless and his cadre of info designers take a spin through the world of visualized data, from hard stats on politics and climate to daffy but no less important trends in pop music. Information is beautiful is dedicated to the internet and, indeed, almost every page seems to reflect a. Information is beautiful is a thought provoking labour of love by one of the first true data journalists, david mccandless. This book is a bargain to buy and is definitely worth buying for anyone. The chris mccandless story, first aired on the pbs network in november 2014. David mccandless born 1971 is a british datajournalist and information designer based in london. Facts, statistics, issues, theories, relationships, numbe. Information is beautiful is dedicated to the internet and, indeed, almost every page seems to reflect a quintessentially contemporary concern or interest. Thsi book is reayll about the real tionship between facts. Watch this video to see how he uses the new 2016 apps throughout his creative process. David mccandless is a londonbased author, datajournalist and information designer, working across print, advertising, tv and web. Information is beautiful kindle edition by david mccandless. Knowledge is beautiful by david mccandless waterstones. David mccandless on the information is beautiful awards and.