num_pages: 255
description: More and more information is being visualised. Diagrams data and informationgraphics are utilised wherever increasingly complex elements are presentwhether it is in magazines non-fiction books or business reports packages orexhibition designs.Data Flow presents an abundant range of possibilities in visualising data andinformation. Today diagrams are being applied beyond their classical fieldsof use. In addition to archetypical diagrams such as pie charts and histogramsthere are manifold types of diagrams developed for use in distinct cases andcategories. These range from chart-like diagrams such as bar plot line diagramsand spider charts graph-based diagrams including line matrix process flowand molecular diagrams to extremely complex three-dimensional diagrams.The more concrete the variables the more aesthetically elaborate the graphicssometimes reaching the point of art the more abstract the simpler the readability.The abundant examples in Data Flow showcase the various methodologiesbehind information design with solutions concerning complexity simplificationreadability and the (over)production of information. In addition to the examplesshown the book features explanatory text.On 256 pages Data Flow introduces a comprehensive selection of innovativelydesigned diagrams. This up-to-date survey provides inspiration and concretesolutions for designers and at the same time unlocks a new field of visual codes.
language: English
title: Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design
publisher: Gestalten