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Understanding the world / Sandra Rendgen ; ed. Julius Wiedemann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rendgen, Sandra, Author.
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--Statistics--Pictorial works.
- Civilization.
- Earth (Planet)--Statistics--Pictorial works.
- Earth (Planet).
- Statistics--Pictorial works.
- Statistics.
- Visual communication.
- Communication--Graphic methods.
- Communication.
- Information visualization.
- Graphic arts.
- Information behavior.
- Knowledge, Sociology of.
- Maps--Design.
- Maps.
- World history--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- World history.
- World history--Atlases.
- Representation (Philosophy)--Pictorial works.
- Representation (Philosophy).
- Genre:
- atlases.
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Scientific atlases
- Atlases.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 456 pages (including 14 folded leaves) : illustrations (black and white, and chiefly colour), facsimiles, color graphs, maps (black and white, and chiefly colour) ; 32 cm
- Other Title:
- Understanding the world : the atlas of infographics
- Place of Publication:
- Köln : Taschen, [2023].
- Language Note:
- Text in parallel English, French, and German. Captions in English.
- Summary:
- "Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it.This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into five chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics, society, and culture to reveal some of the Earth's greatest intricacies in accessible visual form. Featuring more than 280 graphics, reproduced in large scale including seven fold-out spreads, the collection focuses on the 21st century, but also includes historical masterpieces to put our current situation into perspective.Nigel Holmes introduces the book with an exclusive infographic of his own, while Sandra Rendgen provides an illustrated historical essay to explore how we have studied and interpreted our world over the centuries. With graphics drawn from such sources as Fortune, National Geographic, and The Guardian, this is not only a showcase of outstanding data design, but also a fascinating digest of where and how we live"--Publisher's description.
- "Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it. This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into five chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics, society, and culture to reveal some of the Earth's greatest intricacies in accessible visual form. Featuring more than 280 graphics, reproduced in large scale including seven fold-out spreads, the collection focuses on the 21st century, but also includes historical masterpieces to put our current situation into perspective. Nigel Holmes introduces the book with an exclusive infographic of his own, while Sandra Rendgen provides an illustrated historical essay to explore how we have studied and interpreted our world over the centuries. With graphics drawn from such sources as Fortune, National Geographic, and The Guardian, this is not only a showcase of outstanding data design, but also a fascinating digest of where and how we live"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Nature & environment
- Science & technology
- Economy & development
- Society & people
- Culture & media.
- (from table of contents) Introduction / Nigel Holmes
- Introduction / Sandra Rendgen
- (Projects). Nature & environment
- Notes:
- "English Translation: Isabel Varea Riley, Ian Farrell for Delivering iBooks & Design. French Translation: Wolf Fruhtrunk, Aurélie Daniel for Delivering iBooks & Design."--Page 456.
- Originally published: 2014.
- Pages 53-60, 169-176, 185-192, 307-318, 329-336, 349-356, and 417-424 are printed on folded leaves.
- Includes bibliographical references, and classified subject index.
- ISBN:
- 9783836594967
- 383659496X
- OCLC:
- 1381126909
- Publisher Number:
- 99996725245
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