Information architects /
Wurman, Richard Saul 1935-
Information architects / Richard Saul Wurman and Peter Bradford - Zurich: Graphis Press Corp , 1996 . - 235 pages : colored illustrations ; 31 cm
Includes index
There is a tsunami of data that is crashing onto the beaches of the civilized world. This is a tidal wave of unrelated, growing data formed in bits and bytes, coming in an unorganized, uncontrolled, incoherent cacophony of foam. None of it is easily related, none of it comes with any organization methodology. Now for the good news: There is a dune on the beach. There is a breakwater in the ocean that is clearly emerging in these last fleeting moments of the 20th century. The breakwater is indeed breaking up the tsunami of data and focusing it in a more organized way to answer our questions and concerns. There is a new breed of graphic designers, exhibition designers, illustrators and photographers, whose passion it is to make the complex clear. I call this new breed of talented thinkers Information Architects and this book was created to help celebrate and understand the importance of their work - a work which inspires hope that as we expand our capabilities to inform and communicate that we will value, with equal enthusiasm, the design of understanding
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Information architects / Richard Saul Wurman and Peter Bradford - Zurich: Graphis Press Corp , 1996 . - 235 pages : colored illustrations ; 31 cm
Includes index
There is a tsunami of data that is crashing onto the beaches of the civilized world. This is a tidal wave of unrelated, growing data formed in bits and bytes, coming in an unorganized, uncontrolled, incoherent cacophony of foam. None of it is easily related, none of it comes with any organization methodology. Now for the good news: There is a dune on the beach. There is a breakwater in the ocean that is clearly emerging in these last fleeting moments of the 20th century. The breakwater is indeed breaking up the tsunami of data and focusing it in a more organized way to answer our questions and concerns. There is a new breed of graphic designers, exhibition designers, illustrators and photographers, whose passion it is to make the complex clear. I call this new breed of talented thinkers Information Architects and this book was created to help celebrate and understand the importance of their work - a work which inspires hope that as we expand our capabilities to inform and communicate that we will value, with equal enthusiasm, the design of understanding
3857094583 9783857094583 1888001380 9781888001389
Communication in design --Catalogs
Visual communication--Catalogs
Graphic arts--Catalogs
Design--Catalogs
Commercial artists --Directories
Designers--Directories
Commercial artists
Communication in design
Design
Designers
Graphic arts
Visual communication
Computergrafik
Grafikdesign
Grafikdesigner
Graphische Information
Informationsmittel
Communication en design--Catalogues
Communication visuelle--Catalogues
Arts graphiques --Catalogues
Design -- Catalogues
Dessinateurs publicitaires--Répertoires
Designers --Répertoires