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Designing information [electronic resource] : human factors and common sense in information design / Joel Katz.

By:

Katz, Joel, 1943-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012.Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, portSubject(s):

Visual communication

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

003/.54 23

LOC classification:

P93.5 .K37 2012eb

Online resources:

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Contents:

Aspects of Information Design : The nature of information -- Qualitative Issues : Perceptions, conventions, proximity -- Quantitative Issues : Dimensionality, comparisons, numbers, scale -- Structure, Organization, Type : Hierarchy and visual grammar -- Finding Your Way? : Movement, orientation, situational geography -- Documents : Stories, inventories, notes.

Summary: "Information Design shows designers in all fields - from user-interface design to architecture and engineering - how to design complex data and information for meaning, relevance, and clarity. Written by a worldwide authority on the visualization of complex information, this full-color, heavily illustrated guide provides real-life problems and examples as well as hypothetical and historical examples, demonstrating the conceptual and pragmatic aspects of human factors-driven information design. Both successful and failed design examples are included to help readers understand the principles under discussion"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Book	Strathmore University (Main Library) Online Resource		Link to resource	Not for loan

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Information Design shows designers in all fields - from user-interface design to architecture and engineering - how to design complex data and information for meaning, relevance, and clarity. Written by a worldwide authority on the visualization of complex information, this full-color, heavily illustrated guide provides real-life problems and examples as well as hypothetical and historical examples, demonstrating the conceptual and pragmatic aspects of human factors-driven information design. Both successful and failed design examples are included to help readers understand the principles under discussion"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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