The Best American Infographics 2015

• Other Authors: Popova, Maria (introducer), Cook, Gareth 1969- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston ; New York Mariner Books : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
• Series: Best American series
• Subjects: Visual communication > United States; Communication > Graphic methods; Information visualization > United States; Charts, diagrams, etc. > Design; Computer graphics > United States
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• Physical Description: xi, 159 pages illustrations (colour) 30 cm.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9780544542709

The rise of infographics across nearly all print and electronic media-from a graphic illuminating the tweets of the women of Isis to a memorable depiction of the national geography of beer-reveals patterns in our lives and the world in often startling ways. The Best American Infographics 2015 showcases visualizations from the worlds of politics, social issues, health, sports, arts and culture, and more. From an elegant graphic comparison of first sentences in classic novels to a startling illustration of the world's deadliest animals, "You'll come away with more than your share of . . . mind-bending moments-and a wide-ranging view of what infographics can do" (Harvard Business Review). "This is what information design does at its best - it gives pause, makes visible the unsuspected yet significant invisibilia of life, and by astonishing us into mobilization, it catapults us toward one of the greatest feats of human courage: the act of changing one's mind."-from the Introduction by Maria Popova