02253nam a2200325 a 4500 ebr10593144 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120430s2012 njuabc sb 001 0 eng d 2010049604 9781118341971 (hardback) 9781118420096 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)811407503 P93.5 .K37 2012eb 003/.54 23 Katz, Joel, 1943- Designing information [electronic resource] : human factors and common sense in information design / 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"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Visual communication. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10593144 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 110826 110826