Abel L. Packer
The Atlas is a comprehensive and systematic compendium of state-of-the-art methods for knowledge communication and science evaluation.
Using practical and relevant case studies, the Atlas illustrates trends in scientific knowledge management and mapping.
Michael Batty
There are many books that now tell us how to use the plethora of new methods that let us visualize complex data. But Atlas of Knowledge goes well beyond this, showing us in step-by-step fashion with key exemplars, how we can harness this power of visualization. A wonderful guide for anyone who wishes to exploit the power of contemporary scientific visualization in their own work.
Richard Rogers
A brilliant synthesis of knowledge visualization practices and a timely contribution as the next wave of Big Data scholarship materializes. Börner's book is a 'must have.'
Endorsement
The human brain can process massive amounts of information either sequentially—in a series of spoken or written words—or simultaneously—in a single parallel image. This splendid new book shows a panorama of ways that empower brains to process information that is not only hard and time-consuming to describe in words, but in many cases cannot be fully understood until it is transformed into images.
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Stevan Harnad, Université du Québec à Montréal and University of Southampton, Cognitive Scientist and Open Access Archivangelist
From the Publisher
Finally, visualization reaches maturity as Katy Börner shows readers the powerful, but rarely seen, forces that shape our lives. Drawing on the work of thousands of creative visual designers, this book is a tribute to human ingenuity in creating our new world of visual thinking.
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Ben Shneiderman , University of Maryland, author of
Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction There are many books that now tell us how to use the plethora of new methods that let us visualize complex data. But
Atlas of Knowledge goes well beyond this, showing us in step-by-step fashion with key exemplars, how we can harness this power of visualization. A wonderful guide for anyone who wishes to exploit the power of contemporary scientific visualization in their own work. —
Michael Batty , University College London; author of
The New Science of Cities This isn't just a wonderfully illustrated coffee-table book, but one of the best references ever on how to design information graphics and visualizations. Just the sections on how to choose the best way to visually represent data depending on your goals are worth the price of the entire book. —
Alberto Cairo , University of Miami, author of
The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization A brilliant synthesis of knowledge visualization practices and a timely contribution as the next wave of Big Data scholarship materializes. Börner's book is a 'must have. ' —
Richard Rogers , University of Amsterdam; author of
Digital Methods The
Atlas is a comprehensive and systematic compendium of state-of-the-art methods for knowledge communication and science evaluation. Using practical and relevant case studies, the
Atlas illustrates trends in scientific knowledge management and mapping. —
Abel L. Packer , Federal University of São Paulo Foundation, Director of SciELO / FAPESP ProgramThe human brain can process massive amounts of information either sequentially—in a series of spoken or written words—or simultaneously—in a single parallel image. This splendid new book shows a panorama of ways that empower brains to process information that is not only hard and time-consuming to describe in words, but in many cases cannot be fully understood until it is transformed into images. —
Stevan Harnad , Université du Québec à Montréal and University of Southampton, Cognitive Scientist and Open Access Archivangelist
Stevan Harnad
The human brain can process massive amounts of information either sequentially — in a series of spoken or written words — or simultaneously — in a single parallel image. This splendid new book shows a panorama of ways that empower brains to process information that is not only hard and time-consuming to describe in words, but in many cases cannot be fully understood until it is transformed into images.
Ben Shneiderman
Finally, visualization reaches maturity as Katy Börner shows readers the powerful, but rarely seen, forces that shape our lives. Drawing on the work of thousands of creative visual designers, this book is a tribute to human ingenuity in creating our new world of visual thinking.
Alberto Cairo
This isn't just a wonderfully illustrated coffee-table book, but one of the best references ever on how to design information graphics and visualizations.
Just the sections on how to choose the best way to visually represent data depending on your goals are worth the price of the entire book.
