History of Information Graphics

Sandra Rendgen studied cultural studies and art history in Berlin and Amsterdam. Her work as an editor and in developing concepts for media installations focuses on the intersection of image culture and technology, with a particular emphasis on data visualization, interactive media, and the history of how information is communicated. She wrote TASCHEN's Information Graphics and Understanding the World.

Before joining TASCHEN in 2001, Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and worked as an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo. His books include the Illustration Now! and Record Covers series, as well as a collection of infographics and books about advertising and visual culture.

Information graphics have swept center stage in the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travels ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting slice of online attention. They distill abstract ideas, complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries into succinct, compelling, and masterful designs that are both nuanced and neat. Cartographers, programmers, statisticians, designers, scientists, and journalists have created a new area of expertise in knowledge visualization.

This XL-sized book delves into the history of data graphics from the Middle Ages to the digital era. Sandra Rendgen has curated a collection of 400 milestones in astronomy, cartography, zoology, technology, and other fields. In History of Information Graphics, the author systematically dissect each work's historical context, including highlights like Martin Waldseemüller's famous world map, Ernst Haeckel's meticulous nature studies, and many unknown treasures, across medieval manuscripts and parchment rolls, elaborate maps, splendid popular atlasses, and early computer-based information design.

Following the best-selling Information Graphics and Understanding the World, this third volume fills a void as an unprecedented reference book for data nerds, designers, historians, and anyone thirsty for knowledge. An enthralling investigation into the teachings, research, and lives of previous generations.

Author: Sandra Rendgen and Julius Wiedemann

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