 | Paul Stiff, a reader in typography and graphic communication at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, studies information design, and he is fascinated by these fragments of “demotic” wayfinding. Stiff has been accumulating homespun maps for three decades now. One of his very first finds: a map picked up from the floor of a corridor at his work, something that was “literally, a back-of-the-envelope sketch. Stiff believes that we amateurs have something to teach the pros. Our maps are efficient—they edit out unnecessary information. |
✖ Via Slate: “Do You Draw Good Maps?” by Julia Turner, March 4, 2010 This article is part of an ongoing series by Julia Turner focusing on “The Secret Language of Signs”.
Previously on Skandalon: maps. |
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 | I’m doing this because I like accountability and transparency, and I believe in public service. And it is the complete opposite of everything else I do. Maybe I’ll learn something. The practical consequence is that I will probably go to Washington several days each month, in addition to whatever homework and phone meetings are necessary. |
✖ Via Edward Tufte: “Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment” March 7th, 2010
“Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Statistics, and Computer Science at Yale University. He wrote, designed, and self-published The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Envisioning Information, Visual Explanations, and Beautiful Evidence, which have received 40 awards for content and design. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the Society for Technical Communication, and the American Statistical Association. He received his PhD in political Science from Yale University and BS and MS in statistics from Stanford University.”
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 | SO: ARE PRINTED BOOKS DEAD? Not quite. The rules for iPad content are still ambiguous. None of us has had enough time with the device to confidently define them. I have, however, spent six years thinking about materials, form, physicality and content and — to the best of my humble abilities — producing printed books. So, for now, here’s my take on the print side of things moving forward. Ask yourself, “Is your work disposable?” For me, in asking myself this, I only see one obvious ruleset:
- Formless Content goes digital.
- Definite Content gets divided between the iPad and printing.
Of the books we do print — the books we make — they need rigor. They need to be books where the object is embraced as a canvas by designer, publisher and writer. This is the only way these books as physical objects will carry any meaning moving forward. |
✖ Via Craig Mod: “Books in the Age of the iPad” March 2010 Craig Mod is a “developer; writer; book designer; publisher; professional world-wide digital hobo”. Here’s what he has to say about books:
“I’ve always loved books. I’ve always loved computers. We are currently experiencing a very unique convergence point for things digital and analog. Because of this, I think that right now is a very exciting time to be involved with storytelling. The world is smaller than ever and the stories hidden in data and hitherto inaccessible cultures are just a few keystrokes or a plane ride away. I’m interested in engaging these stories, developing sustainable businesses that evoke thoughtful communities and finding ways to bridge cultures.” (more)
Check out the books he designed. |
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 | In recent years there have been big advances in displaying massive amounts of data to make them easily accessible. This is emerging as a vibrant and creative field melding the skills of computer science, statistics, artistic design and storytelling. “Every field has some central tension it is trying to resolve. Visualisation deals with the inhuman scale of the information and the need to present it at the very human scale of what the eye can see,” says Mr Wattenberg, who has since moved to IBM and now spearheads a new generation of data-visualisation specialists. |
✖ Via The Economist: “A Special Report on Managing Information: Show Me” Feb 25th, 2010 About Martin Wattenberg:
“Martin Wattenberg is a computer scientist and artist. He is the founding manager of IBM’s Visual Communication Lab, which researches new forms of visualization and how they can enable better collaboration. The lab’s latest project is Many Eyes (http://www.many-eyes.com), an experiment in open, public data visualization and analysis.” (more)
Visit Martin Wattenberg official site. |
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