Designing information human factors and common sense in information design / [electronic resource] :
Joel Katz.
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012.
- 224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, port.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.