Communicating Knowledge Visually: Will Burtin''s Scientific Approach to Information Design - Couverture souple

Remington, R. Roger; Pontis Ph.D., Sheila

 
9781939125859: Communicating Knowledge Visually: Will Burtin''s Scientific Approach to Information Design
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ISBN 10 : 1939125855 ISBN 13 : 9781939125859
Editeur : RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2021

Synopsis

Communicating Knowledge Visually presents a timely, in-depth examination of information design pioneer, Will Burtin. Using a methodical approach, the authors analyze Burtin's way of working and nine of his seminal projects, including his exhibitions for The Upjohn Company and diagrams for SCOPE magazine. Excerpts taken from Burtin's unpublished writing offer insight into his thinking process and explain how he transformed complex scientific information into easy, accessible visual forms. Scientists, designers, educators and students will gain valuable knowledge from Burtin's unique design approach in meeting the current challenges of communicating complexity in their respective fields. Foreword by Steven Heller. Selected for the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) 2022 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, Scholarly Illustrated category.

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À propos de l'auteur

R. Roger Remington is the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design Emeritus and the former director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York. He was on the faculty at RIT for fifty-seven years. As a scholar, his critical interests are in graphic design history, research, and writing. His commitment to design history and preservation led him to bring the archives of designers of the American Modernist generation to RIT. In 2010, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Vignelli Center, which houses the career archive of designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli and other designers. He has written five books on designers and design history.

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Éditeur
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1939125855
ISBN 13 
9781939125859
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
188
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