TY - BOOK AU - Pontis,Sheila AU - Babwahsingh,Michael TI - Information design unbound: key concepts and skills for making sense in a changing world. SN - 9781350054134 AV - NC1000 P66 2024 U1 - 740 23 PY - 2024/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Visual Arts KW - Graphic arts KW - Technique KW - Information visualization KW - Visual communication KW - Knowledge representation (Information theory) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Understanding information design 12 -- 1.1 Finding our way every day 14 -- 1.2 Building a working definition 16 -- 1.3 Mapping out the landscape 18-- 1.4 Seeing the bigger picture 20-- 1.5 What is effective information design? 22-- 1.6 Tracing the historical roots Information design comes of age 24-- 1.7 Information design comes of age 30 -- Exercises 32-- 2 How information designers work 34-- 2.1 What makes an information designer? 36-- 2.2 A collaborative, cross-disciplinary practice 38-- 2.3 Ethics and professional conduct 40-- 2.4 Working with the information design process 42 -- 2.5 The scale of information design challenges 44 - Exercises 48 -- 3 How we process visual information 50 -- 3.1 The visual information processing system 52 -- 3.2 Vision 54 -- 3.3 Perception 56 -- 3.4 Learning and retrieval 62 -- 3.5 Thinking and problem-solving 64 -- Exercises 68 -- 4 How we create meaning 70 -- 4.1 Understanding culture 72 -- 4.2 Signs, the basics units of meaning 74 -- 4.3 Rhetoric and communication 80 -- 4.4 Society, identity, and representation 84 -- Exercises 88 -- SKILLS 90 -- 5 Thinking mand working visually 92 -- 5.1 Giving shape to thought 94 -- 5.2 Assembling your visual toolkit 96 -- 5.3 Learning to sketch 98 -- 5.4 Using diagrams to think 100 -- 5.5 Making of space and form 108 -- Exercises 110 -- 6 Learning through research 112 -- 6.1 A structured search for knowledge 114 -- 6.2 Understanding the subject matter 116 -- 6.3 Understanding the audience 118 -- 6.4 Planning out your research 122 -- 6.5 Collecting data 124 -- Exercises 128 -- 7 Sensemaking for communication 130 -- 7.1 Planning before designing 132 -- 7.2 Construction knowledge 134 -- 7.3 Organizing information 138 -- Exercises 146 -- 8 Designing with clarity 148 -- 8.1 Focusing on effectiveness 150 -- 8.2 Content 152 -- 8.3 Structure 156 -- 8.4 Presentation 160 -- 8.5 Engagement 166 -- 8.6 Performance 172 -- Exercises 176 -- PRACTICE 178 -- 9 Communications 180 -- 9.1 Working with communications 182 -- 9.2 Project Re: Form 184 -- 9.3 GAIA Amazonas icon system 188 -- 9.4 Emergency ventilator instructions 192 -- 9.5 We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa 196 -- 10 Experiences 202 -- 10.1 Working with experiences 204 -- 10.2 Nemus Futurum interactive visitor expirence 206 -- 10.3 SEPTA wayfinidng master plan 210 -- 10.4 Skicircus wayfinding system 218 -- 10.5 Seat at the Table interactive exhibit 222 -- 11 Organizations 226 -- 11.1 Working with Organizations 228 -- 11.2 OMSI vision and strategy 230 -- 11.3 Integrated journey maps 236 -- 12 Systems 242 -- 12.1 Working with systems 244 -- 12.2 Understanding elderly isolation in Pittsburgh 246 -- 12.3 Systems approach to youth employment in Bhutan 252 -- 12.4 Navigating the complexity of cancer diagnosis 258 -- Bibliography 262 -- Index 267 -- Acknowledgments 271 -- Image Credits 272 -- N2 - "As everyday tasks grow more confusing, and as social and global problems grow more complex, the information designer's role in bringing clarity has reached a new level of importance. In order to have a positive impact, they must go beyond conventional approaches to uncover real needs, make insightful connections, and develop effective solutions. Information Design Unbound provides a clear, engaging introduction to the field, and prepares students to be strategic thinkers and visual problem solvers who can confidently make sense in a changing world. Sheila Pontis and Michael Babwahsingh present a holistic view of information design, synthesizing decades of research, cross-disciplinary knowledge, and emerging practices. The book opens by laying a foundation in the field, first painting the bigger picture of what it is and how it originated, before explaining the scientific and cultural dimensions of how people perceive and understand visual information. Transitioning from context to practice, a discussion of the various roles information designers play and how they work sets the stage for the information design process. Chapters then delve into each step of the process, from problem definition to design and evaluation. The final section of the book puts everything together, with detailed project walk-throughs in areas such as icon design, visual explanations, wayfinding, websites and apps. Written and designed with students' needs in mind, this book brings information design fundamentals to life: exercises allow students to put lessons directly into practice, case studies demonstrate how information designers think and work, and generous illustrations clarify concepts in a visually engaging way. Information Design Unbound helps beginning designers build the mindset and skillset to navigate visual communication challenges wherever they may arise"-- ER -