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Diagrams: Innovative Solutions for Graphic Designers [Paperback]

Jessica Glaser (Author), Carolyn Knight (Author)
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November 1, 2009

Commissioning bespoke diagrams is an expensive and time-consuming solution. This book offers a collection of exemplary, creative, and imaginative information design, shown in its original application and juxtaposed with the reference material used for each piece of work, along with a CD of images that designers can adopt and adapt to create their own diagrams.

 

Every design included in the book is analyzed, and clip-art features, such as arrows, flows, and boxes are also included. Diagrams offers a unique approach to the organization of information and provides fresh thinking and imaginative solutions, making this an indispensable and inspirational reference book.



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About the Author

Jessica Glaser is a partner at the design company Bright Pink and also holds a post at the University of Wolverhampton. She is the co-author of Sticky Graphics and Create Impact with Type, Image & Color.


Carolyn Knight runs design company Bright Pink along with Jessica Glaser. Both hold posts at the University of Wolverhampton, and they are the co-authors of Diagrams and The Graphic Design Exercise Book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: RotoVision; Paperback w/CD edition (November 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 2888930617
  • ISBN-13: 978-2888930617
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Another look book without a lot of substance, January 2, 2012
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I was hoping for valuable visual and procedural references on information design. This is just another vanity piece. Aside from a few moderate exceptions, Diagrams: Innovative Solutions for Graphic Designers is all about decoration over actual information design.

If your sole aim is to dress-up your data, you may find some styles worth lifting. However, if your concern is making complex information usable, there's little to be gained here. Analysis does accompany each piece but, there just isn't much to be said about these selections.

If you don't already own one of your own, skip this book and go pick up one of Edward Tufte's great works:

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Envisioning Information

Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative

Or for those working more directly with the data, this is an indispensable reference as well:

Visualizing Data

Bottom line, skip this one and save the space on the shelf (and your brain) for something better.
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9 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent!, November 27, 2009
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Excelent book! I totally recommend it. I must say i am amaze by the diversity and quality of the work.The different examples of diagrams make this book essential for anybody who works with information design. Great explanations of each project contribute to a better understanding of the desing and makes it more than a look-book. Congratulations for such a nice edition.
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