Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design By Joel Katz

The book itself is a diagram of clarification, containing hundreds of examples of work by those who favor the communication of information over style and academic postulation―and those who don't. Many blurbs such as this are written without a thorough reading of the book. Not so in this case. I read it and love it. I suggest you do the same. ―Richard Saul Wurman

This handsome, clearly organized book is itself a prime example of the effective presentation of complex visual information. ―eg magazine

It is a dream book, we were waiting for…on the field of information. On top of the incredible amount of presented knowledge this is also a beautifully designed piece, very easy to follow… ―Krzysztof Lenk, author of Mapping Websites: Digital Media Design

Making complicated information understandable is becoming the crucial task facing designers in the 21st century. With Designing Information, Joel Katz has created what will surely be an indispensable textbook on the subject. ―Michael Bierut

Having had the pleasure of a sneak preview, I can only say that this is a magnificent achievement: a combination of intelligent text, fascinating insights and oh yes graphics. Congratulations to Joel. ―Judith Harris, author of Pompeii Awakened: A Story of Rediscovery

Designing Information 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.

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Ordered a physical book which I rarely do as it is full of imagery. However, I must say, the print is poor and being a book about design it does not fit at all. Feels cheap and damages its credibility. Paper is so thin that you can see the reverse print of the other page. Really a shame :( 978 1118341971 The inside of the pages were mostly fine (some had a print problem), but what upset me the most was that the spine came damaged and the other sides were also damaged. I paid for a new book, so I was really disappointed.It came pretty dusty as well for some reason. Pretty disappointed. 978 1118341971 Not a thing.To incite insight! 978 1118341971 Excelente libro: un libro básico para todo aquél que se dedique al diseño de información. Bien explicado, profusamente ilustrado y cubre las áreas básicas del diseño de información. 978 1118341971 This book is an absolute gem. The book is beautifully designed and embraces current design thinking and considerations related to information design. I am a professional graphic designer/educator and have taught Information graphics for many years. The principles and examples displayed are coherent, intelligent and stunning. They are extremely important to the dissemination of clear communications across all media. 978 1118341971