The Practical Guide to Information Design

by Ronnie Lipton

The definitive, behind-the-scenes guide to mastering information design

Finally, in one usable format, here's your single-volume resource for designing clear projects that really work for your audience. The Practical Guide to Information Design provides all the tools, resources, and best practices that designers need to create highly successful print and digital information design projects.

A brilliant combination of practice and theory, this highly visual book covers the principles of design, perception, and usability, complete with step-by-step examples that feature the work of today's leading professionals. Comprehensively illustrated with hundreds of valuable graphs, maps, tables, line drawings, and photos, The Practical Guide to Information Design
* Complete descriptions and comparisons of various formats
* A range of helpful exercises to reinforce covered material
* Handy summary boxes, bulleted lists, captions, and examples
* A wealth of useful resources for professionals and students

Genres: Design, Business

304 pages, Hardcover

First published February 2, 2007

Reviews

[Bethany · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. It was a good review, but a bit too basic for me. Probably great for a beginner. I HATED how the budget was too low that the color pages were inserts, and for a graphic design book, this is a HUGE pain to have to flip back while reading about her review/comments about the images. I used to have math books in color, but this design book isn't?! I appreciate Wiley's need to keep the price down, but I just think it was a poor choice for a graphic design book.

When I bought this book, I was hoping one more about information GRAPHICS, not page layout, etc.

All in all not a BAD book, but just a little below the level I was looking for.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Information design is defined as graphic design combined with usability. Makes sense. Section I about defining your audience was most useful.

Key concepts:

Organize by Location, Alphabet, Time, Category or Hierarchy (and nothing else!)

Five E's of Usability: Effective, Efficient, Engaging, Error Tolerant, Easy to Learn

[Ethan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great primer of basic information design info. I don't know if it stands out as an excellent book in general, but it was already on our shelves at home, and it was well-suited toward the type of design work I can see myself doing.