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Looking back at months and months of doing research, collecting material and meeting professionals from the field, i have to say thank you to everyone who was involved in this project. Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Enter your email address here and well update you on availability. Many of the best science infographics from the past 40 years are compiled in understanding the world. It will certainly include even more understanding of you to life as well as work better.
Working for taschen since 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. Taschen 100 contemporary green buildings 2 vols on sale. Mapping patterns of information, princeton architectural press basic brochures, index book graphis graphis annual reports and poster annuals. This expansive publication follows up on taschen s information graphics with more than 280 contemporary and vintage visualizations to help us understand our world, including seven foldout spreads. Divided into five chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics, society and culture to reveal some of the earths.
Its novelty is not in conception, for philosophers and saints. Julius wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in tokyo before joining taschen in 2001. Spanning the present state, and historical shaping, of society, culture, technology, economics and the environment, this is at once a showcase of. Taschen books are renowned for their lavish presentation and their equal celebration of high and low culture. Yes, i am quite excited to announce the release of my second collaboration with taschen publishing, understanding the world. Raw data presents work by seventythree of the worlds most innovative information graphics designers. World understanding has assumed a new importance because these four meanings are now inseparable, and peace cannot be secured and preserved if any one of them is overlooked. Stephan fussel is director of the institute for book studies at. Feb 09, 2020 marlene taschen is the ceo of the international publishing house taschen that was founded by her father benedikt, who is also a collector of contemporary art. She is the author of taschens information graphics and understanding the world. Atlas of infographics is an expansive visual atlas that presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics.
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