Information Design Books

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,669 ratings — published 1983
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Envisioning Information Envisioning Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,950 ratings — published 1990
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Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,108 ratings — published 1997
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The Information Design Handbook The Information Design Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.96 — 202 ratings — published 2008
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Information is Beautiful Information is Beautiful (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,543 ratings — published 2001
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Beautiful Evidence Beautiful Evidence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,377 ratings — published 2006
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Information Design Workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration + 30 case studies Information Design Workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration + 30 case studies (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.57 — 130 ratings — published 2008
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Knowledge is Beautiful Knowledge is Beautiful (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 9 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.18 — 951 ratings — published 2012
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Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Commmunication of Data Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Commmunication of Data (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,797 ratings — published 2010
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The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization (Voices That Matter) The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 9 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.19 — 816 ratings — published 2011
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Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,533 ratings — published 2004
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Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,186 ratings — published 2011
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Information Design Information Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.79 — 84 ratings — published 1999
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Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.38 — 8,144 ratings — published 2015
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Truthful Art, The: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication (Voices That Matter) Truthful Art, The: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 7 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.26 — 415 ratings — published 2016
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Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.84 — 63 ratings — published 2012
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Information Visualization: Perception for Design Information Visualization: Perception for Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 184 ratings — published 2000
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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.07 — 868 ratings — published 2009
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Semiology of graphics Semiology of graphics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.32 — 158 ratings — published 1967
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Information Graphics Information Graphics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.40 — 405 ratings — published 2011
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Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.17 — 678 ratings — published 2009
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,833 ratings — published 1998
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Information Anxiety 2 (Hayden/Que) Information Anxiety 2 (Hayden/Que)
by (shelved 6 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.97 — 177 ratings — published 2000
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Data Points: Visualization That Means Something Data Points: Visualization That Means Something (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.82 — 528 ratings — published 2013
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The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.07 — 387 ratings — published 2014
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Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 377 ratings — published 2011
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The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,124 ratings — published 2003
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The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)
by (shelved 4 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.16 — 86 ratings — published 1999
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Visual Function: An Introduction to Information Design Visual Function: An Introduction to Information Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.75 — 51 ratings — published
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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,843 ratings — published 2008
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Information Anxiety Information Anxiety (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.26 — 154 ratings — published 1989
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The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.20 — 461 ratings — published
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Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 106 ratings — published 2010
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Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.83 — 145 ratings — published 2009
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess How to Make Sense of Any Mess (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,605 ratings — published 2014
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Interactive Data Visualization for the Web: An Introduction to Designing with D3 Interactive Data Visualization for the Web: An Introduction to Designing with D3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.09 — 536 ratings — published 2013
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Infographics Designers Sketchbooks Infographics Designers Sketchbooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.97 — 88 ratings — published 2014
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Visual and Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Making Decisions Visual and Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Making Decisions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.26 — 293 ratings — published 1997
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,255 ratings — published 2011
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The Infographic History of the World The Infographic History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.78 — 332 ratings — published 2013
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,707 ratings — published 2000
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The Elements of Graphing Data The Elements of Graphing Data (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.04 — 76 ratings — published 1985
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,575 ratings — published 1988
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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,310 ratings — published 2019
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Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.84 — 102 ratings — published
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Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,585 ratings — published 2010
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Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 3.86 — 275 ratings — published 2008
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Dear Data Dear Data (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,173 ratings — published 2016
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Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics (multilingual Edition) Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics (multilingual Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as information-design)
avg rating 4.53 — 81 ratings — published 2014
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Edward R. Tufte
“Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.”
Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information