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Discussion of data visualization and information design crafted before 1990
Notes on Two Mid-18th Century Meteorological Charts
Notes on Two Mid-18th Century Meteorological Charts
The (probably) earliest charts in Hungary and their possible Dutch inspiration
Attila Bátorfy
May 13, 2021
War and Human Nature
War and Human Nature
Revisiting a pamphlet from 1946 that helps explain what is happening in America right now
Jason Forrest
Jan 19, 2021
The Influence of Isotype in New Deal Information Design: A Resettlement Administration Exhibition
The Influence of Isotype in New Deal Information Design: A Resettlement Administration Exhibition
How the design concept influenced the American governments campaign to help its vulnerable populations.
Jason Forrest
Oct 15, 2020
A Virtual Guided Tour of ‘Data Visualization and the Modern Imagination’
A Virtual Guided Tour of ‘Data Visualization and the Modern Imagination’
The new exhibit at the Stanford Library explores the long and innovative history of data visualization
Mary Aviles
Oct 2, 2020
Global Information Design by Paul Kahn
Global Information Design: A New Framework for Understanding Data Visualization
Global Information Design: A New Framework for Understanding Data Visualization
Establishing a new category of historic data visualization by exploring the semiotics of lines and patterns.
Paul Kahn
Sep 3, 2019
Diving into Global Information Design: Cosmology in the Large
Diving into Global Information Design: Cosmology in the Large
Classification is an intellectual act, performed as often in the name of theology as in the name of science.
Paul Kahn
Oct 1, 2019
Cosmology in the Small
Cosmology in the Small
What pre-Columbian migration maps and historic theological texts can teach us about global information design
Paul Kahn
Oct 14, 2019
Maps = Eyes + Imagination, Envisioning the Known World
Maps = Eyes + Imagination, Envisioning the Known World
Part 4 in a series exploring global information design looks back at some of the earliest maps of the world
Paul Kahn
Oct 30, 2019
Kingdom Maps: Drawing the Boundary Between Us and Them
Kingdom Maps: Drawing the Boundary Between Us and Them
Part 5 in a series on global information design explores historical maps that superimpose political influence onto physical space
Paul Kahn
Nov 11, 2019
City Maps: Ways to View the Polis
City Maps: Ways to View the Polis
Part 6 in a series on global information design explores historical maps that represent the ways we view the city
Paul Kahn
Nov 27, 2019
Visualizing Overland, When All Roads Led to Rome
Visualizing Overland, When All Roads Led to Rome
Part 7 in a series on global information design explores transportation and road maps
Paul Kahn
Dec 18, 2019
On the Road, from the Postal Web to Lincoln Highway
On the Road, from the Postal Web to Lincoln Highway
Part 8 in a series on global information design continuing the history of road transportation diagrams
Paul Kahn
Dec 31, 2019
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