Information Design Workbook, Revised and Updated (eBook)

Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration

Kim Baer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021 | Revised Edition
240 Seiten
Rockport Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63159-806-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Information Design Workbook, Revised and Updated takes a methodical, yet comprehensive, approach to conveying the fundamentals of effective, innovative information design by examining history, theory, criticism, technology and media, process, method, and practice. With several new case studies and the latest approaches, youll learn how to create visually compelling and meaningful graphics. Opening with a very brief history followed by an instructive breakdown of the discipline, get an intimate understanding of the complexities of crafting information designto effectively improve communication both functionally and aesthetically. Youll learn every aspect of the discovery process, including how to work within your clients business structure, create a project timeline, identify and prioritize possible audiences, construct a creative brief, and explore personas (user profiles) and scenarios. Then, explore best practices and get practical tips on creating planning documents and testing your design. An overview of key design principlesincluding color, type styling, structure, and graphic elementsshows you how to apply these basic tools to develop powerful information design solutions. A wide range of case studies from premier design firms around the world illustrate how all the complex considerations and techniques outlined in the first half of the book come into play. The author critiques and explains why each design is successful in terms of formal quality (Aesthetics) and function (How does it improve communication?). The case studies include cutting edge examples of printed matter, information graphics, interactive experiences, environmental design, as well as experimental projects. Using these principles and methods as a foundation and the real-world examples as a springboard, you can learn to execute well-crafted, functional, and aesthetically beautiful information design.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Workbook
• Reihe/Serie: Workbook
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
• Schlagworte: ART • Bar • bar charts • Causality • Charts • Community Planning • Comparison • Criticism • Data Analysis • data analytics • data design • data images • data pictures • Data strategy • Data Visualization • Dataviz • Designer • design principles • Display • effective communication • environmental • Environmental Design • Examples • Experimental • graphical • graphical display • graphic design workbook • Graphs • History • Ideas • Info • info graphics • Infographics • information architecture • information design case studies • Information Graphics • information systems • Inspiration • Interactive • Interactive Information • media • Method • Practice • Process • quantitative information • Reference • resource • Revised • Simplicity • Statistics • Strategy • Syllabus • techniques • Technology • theory • Toolkit • UI • Updated • urban planning • User Experience • UX • Visual • Visual Data • visual devices • visual display • Visual Information
• ISBN-10: 1-63159-806-6 / 1631598066
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63159-806-7 / 9781631598067