The Visual Miscellaneum
Infoporn meets brain candy, creationism vs. evolution, and how to make data relatable.
It’s no secret we’re majorly obsessed with data visualization. And one of the main sources fueling this obsession over the past couple of years has been David McCandless’ wonderful Information is Beautiful blog. So we’re delighted to see David’s book, The Visual Miscellaneum, is finally out — and it’s fantastic.
Through remarkable visualizations and infographics, the book dissects our relationship with information in the digital age, offering hope and inspiration for making sense of the cold and alienating world of raw data.
From the most pleasurable guilty pleasures, to how long it takes different condiments to spoil, to the creationism-evolution spectrum, The Visual Miscellaneum scoops you up and tosses you into a fascinating world of knowledge and learning that feels like whimsy, not work.
But what makes the book so special is that it goes much deeper than pretty infoporn. Through all the eye-and-brain candy, McCandless implicitly answers the pivotal question of what makes information design good — something relevant to anyone, not just designers. Because, at its bare bones, information is just ideas. And we all want to communicate and share our ideas in compelling, engaging ways — whether they’re on a storyboard for a client, or a paper napkin at a dinner party, or a brainstorming doodle in your garage.
The Visual Miscellaneum is easily one of the most exciting design-and-beyond books to come by this year, not just an essential handbook of modern visual culture, but also a potent digestive aid for the information age.
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Information is beautiful: The Visual Miscellaneum ( http://bit.ly/21PhN2 )
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In case anyone wants to buy me a holiday present: http://bit.ly/2I8roU (the visual miscellanium)
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The Visual Miscellaneum – what makes good information design, a potent digestive aid for the digital age http://ow.ly/AZfZ (RT @brainpicker)
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The Visual Miscellaneum | Brain Pickings http://bit.ly/3Kc7dK
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The Visual Miscellaneum – what makes good information design, a potent digestive aid for the digital age http://ow.ly/AZfZ RT @brainpicker
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The Visual Miscellaneum book (via BrainPickings)
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Infoporn meets braincandy mmm… http://is.gd/4Uzc9
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The Visual Miscellaneum: Infoporn meets brain candy creationism vs. evolution & how to make data relatable http://bit.ly/2I8roU
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Holiday book for your favorite graphic designer: The Visual Miscallaneum. Who’s getting me one? (via @brainpickings) http://bit.ly/3Kc7dK
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